Politics & Government News

12:19 PM on Monday, August 3

More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families

12:07 PM on Monday, August 3

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” meant for his political allies

8:04 AM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can proceed with building a border wall through a levee system in a small Texas town

7:44 AM on Monday, August 3

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election

7:36 AM on Monday, August 3

A court case has opened challenging South Africa’s new law that allows the government to seize private land

7:31 AM on Monday, August 3

Virginia residents will vote in a statewide primary on Tuesday to choose nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House

5:54 AM on Monday, August 3

Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule

5:32 AM on Monday, August 3

Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year

5:31 AM on Monday, August 3

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5:24 AM on Monday, August 3

St. Louis-area congressman Wesley Bell faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday with former congresswoman Cori Bush, who lost the seat to Bell in 2024

1:57 AM on Monday, August 3

The U.S. Pacific Command chief, Admiral Samuel Paparo, is warning that coercive actions by China and others are challenging regional stability in the Indo-Pacific

11:57 PM on Sunday, August 2

The government of Liechtenstein says a cyberattack was made on a register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality

8:26 PM on Sunday, August 2

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department say they will vote to advance his nomination

7:49 PM on Sunday, August 2

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, has died

2:01 PM on Sunday, August 2

Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season

9:35 AM on Sunday, August 2

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has confirmed his candidacy for what is likely his last reelection bid

6:51 AM on Sunday, August 2

Israel has shared serious security concerns with the White House about a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas

5:19 AM on Sunday, August 2

Ceuta is grappling with the aftermath of a massive migrant surge

9:09 PM on Saturday, August 1

President Donald Trump says he has decided to hold off on ordering new strikes against Iran after discussions with Gulf allies