Government News
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The U.S. Navy says aircraft from a carrier strike group headed for the Korean Peninsula are conducting a joint exercise with Japan's Air Self Defense Forces in waters south of Japan
April 25, 2017 -
Alabama lawmakers have given final approval to a bill protecting faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents or other households because of their religious beliefs
April 25, 2017 -
Military police in front of Brazil's Congress hurled tear gas at thousands of indigenous protesters, who responded by throwing spears and shooting arrows as a peaceful demonstration turned into chaos
April 25, 2017 -
Mexico's foreign relations secretary called U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a border wall an "unfriendly, hostile" act, saying it is a "bad idea" that won't accomplish anything
April 25, 2017 -
The White House has named Randolph Alles as the new director of the Secret Service
April 25, 2017 -
The president's chief of staff has criticized a ruling by a U.S. judge who blocked an executive order targeting funding to communities that protect immigrants from deportation
April 25, 2017 -
President Donald Trump plans to propose massive tax cuts for businesses big and small as part of an overhaul that he says will provide the biggest tax cuts in U.S. history
April 25, 2017 -
Three leaders of an Alaska fishing community who sponsored a resolution to promote inclusivity after the election of President Donald Trump are fighting efforts to recall them from office
April 25, 2017 -
South Korea says key parts of a contentious U.S. missile defense system have been installed a day after rival North Korea showed off its military power
April 25, 2017 -
A federal court has removed one obstacle to the U.S. government's plan to release more endangered wolves in New Mexico over the state's objections
April 25, 2017 -
Australia's prime minister says he's looking forward to meeting President Donald Trump next week in New York, more than three months after their heated telephone conversation over an Obama-era refugee deal
April 25, 2017 -
The leaders of a House committee say President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, appeared to violate U.S. law when he failed to seek permission or inform the government about accepting money from Russian organizations
April 25, 2017 -
A handful of Wisconsin dairy farmers whose Canada market evaporated in a trade dispute were weighing offers from new buyers on Tuesday, but others were running out of time before an expiring contract risked putting them out of business
April 25, 2017 -
Louisiana senators are moving ahead with a bill to end executions in the state, a rare proposal in a Republican-controlled region that tends to favor capital punishment
April 25, 2017 -
Nine former U.S. ambassadors to the United Nations are urging Congress to maintain America's leadership at the world body by fully funding its operations
April 25, 2017