Politics & Government News

8:57 AM on Wednesday, July 29

4:48 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Iowa Democrat Josh Turek in his U.S. Senate bid

9:01 PM on Tuesday, July 28

More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media

5:13 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The deadline to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider President Donald Trump's loss on birthright citizenship has passed, with no new filing on the docket

5:11 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol

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

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

1:42 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A Northern California lifeguard is being hailed as a hero after saving a boy from pounding surf

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

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

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

12:38 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools and a school district in Washington state violated federal law

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

10:29 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president after a narrow victory in the June runoff election

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

10:08 PM on Monday, July 27

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House

9:14 PM on Monday, July 27

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

9:11 PM on Monday, July 27

The GOP race to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham on the November ballot is heating up

9:06 PM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump remembers Sen_ Lindsey Graham as “a giant of the United States Senate" and a "true American original.”

9:01 PM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met to discuss Ukraine producing its own weapons amid its ongoing war with Russia