Politics & Government News

News > Politics & Government News

RSS Feed

FILE - Gabriel Perez cleans the teleprompter before President Donald Trump speaks at the Future Investment Initiative Institute's summit, March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Teleprompter operator accused of betting on Trump speeches is out of a job

2:56 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi is no longer in his post

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, right, speaks as Delano Hunter, director of the DC Department of General Services, left, listens during the opening of the newly renovated outdoor pool at the Rosedale Recreation Center, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Washington crime stats system experienced a 'systemic breakdown' of internal controls, report says

1:51 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police’s crime statistics collection experienced a “prolonged, systemic breakdown of its internal control system,” according to a report released Tuesday by the city’s inspector general, which reviewed the department’s process after accusations by the federal government that figures were manipulated

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

College NIL bill includes $25 million 'retention pool' but is that enough to sway Big Ten, SEC?

1:39 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A reworked Senate bill aims to regulate college sports by more than doubling the money schools can share with players

FILE - The Multiprogram Research Facility is seen at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 10, 2019, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (C.B. Schmelter/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP, File)

5 states offer to accept nuclear waste in exchange for help developing nuclear energy

1:30 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs

FILE - A herd of elephants grazes in Amboseli National Park in Kajiado, Kenya, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

The deaths of 15 elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park spark investigation

12:52 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park

A person drops envelopes into a mailbox as postal workers participate in a national day of action outside a U.S. Post Office building, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear

11:37 AM on Tuesday, July 28

A panel of federal appellate judges has refused to block President Donald Trump's executive order on mail voting

FILE - An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northwest Washington, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)

Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

10:44 AM on Tuesday, July 28

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's law banning prediction markets, which was set to take effect Saturday

FILE - Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at an event, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

10:29 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to prove he is fit to continue serving in office or resign

Vehicles drive past a closed gas station during a fuel shortage in Irbil, Iraq, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Stella Martany)

Drivers endure overnight gas lines as a war-driven fuel shortage grips Iraq's Kurdish region

8:55 AM on Tuesday, July 28

A fuel crisis has hit Iraq's Kurdish region, leaving drivers in Irbil waiting for hours, some overnight, to buy gasoline

FILE - Musalia Mudavadi speaks during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at Zinaida Morozova's Mansion in Moscow, Monday, March 16, 2026. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP, file)

UK to resume military training in Kenya after delay over human rights concerns

8:34 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Kenya and Britain have agreed to resume military training in Kenya after delays in signing a new defense cooperation agreement

U.S. Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), briefs the media on Protecting Victims of Trafficking in Online Scam Operations, during a press briefing, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centers, UN migration agency warns

5:45 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.N.’s migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing — especially across Asia

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Jan. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Joe Biden interviews with memoir ghostwriter reveal him discussing sensitive information

5:40 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Newly released audio tapes appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020

President Donald Trump speaks during the funeral of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Tuesday July 28, 2026, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: US military says it has thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops

5:13 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.S. military says Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday

FILE - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi speaks at the U.S. Iraq Business Summit at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., file)

Erdogan says Turkey could get 1M barrels of oil a day from energy deal with Iraq

4:35 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Turkey and Iraq have held talks on expanding energy cooperation

FILE - Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti speaks during a President Joe Biden campaign event in Scranton, Pa., April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Democrat's TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat

3:33 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers in her challenge to Republican congressman Rob Bresnahan, saying “we are not for sale” in a TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania district

Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing to be the next Director of National Intelligence on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation's intelligence director

9:14 PM on Monday, July 27

The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies

First ... 10 11 12 13 14 ... Last

Salem News Channel Today

Sponsored Links

On Air & Up Next

  • Mark Levin
    7:00PM - 10:00PM
     
    Mark Levin is one of America's preeminent conservative commentators and   >>
     
  • Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
    10:00PM - 11:00PM
     
    Dennis Prager is one of the most respected and influential thinkers, writers,   >>
     
  • The Mike Gallagher Show
    11:00PM - 1:00AM
     
    Mike Gallagher is one of the most listened-to radio talk show hosts in America.   >>
     
  • That Kevin Show
    1:00AM - 2:00AM
     
    Broadcast from the heart of Times Square, Kevin McCullough takes America’s   >>
     
  • Bill Martinez Live
    2:00AM - 3:00AM
     
    Bill Martinez Live is a nationally syndicated talk radio show that is committed   >>
     

See the Full Program Guide