Government and politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United…

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to…

If a U.S. government shutdown goes on long enough, it could throw a wrench in travel plans, potentially…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor…

A vote to end the government shutdown hours after it began failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate…

NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists,…

HOUSTON (AP) — With the first U.S. government shutdown in almost seven years looming, the Trump administration is…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal judge disqualified Nevada acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from several cases after…

The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days after his defiant speech at the United Nations rejecting demands to end the war…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new U.S. House map into law Sunday…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will speak at a hastily called meeting of top military leaders on…

US is in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels, Trump says