Politics & Government News

10:42 PM on Monday, July 27

Nearly 40 years after Italy abandoned nuclear power following the Chernobyl disaster, Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government is laying the groundwork for a return to atomic energy

10:10 PM on Monday, July 27

The U.N. refugee agency is marking the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention

3:36 PM on Monday, July 27

Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Maine's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Troy Jackson, who became the party's nominee over the weekend

2:43 PM on Monday, July 27

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission

1:03 PM on Monday, July 27

12:44 PM on Monday, July 27

U.S. diplomats walked out as their French counterparts spoke at the United Nations after the European ally criticized the Trump administration’s human rights record

12:37 PM on Monday, July 27

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow for now an executive order targeting mail-in voting

12:11 PM on Monday, July 27

His lawyer says Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Wu Chi-wai has been granted permission to stay in the U

11:35 AM on Monday, July 27

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to keep one of its largest detention facilities open for at least another year

10:14 AM on Monday, July 27

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he plans to offer 30% discounts on meat, produce and other pantry staples at his proposed city-owned grocery stores when they open for business

9:59 AM on Monday, July 27

A new platform from the progressive Democratic Socialists of America is sparking Republican attacks

9:41 AM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump is calling on Senate Majority Leader John Thune to keep senators in Washington until they pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

9:37 AM on Monday, July 27

Federal prosecutors have moved to dismiss a charge against a labor union leader who was arrested while protesting against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in California

9:27 AM on Monday, July 27

Former FBI Director James Comey is urging a judge to throw out federal charges against him

5:58 AM on Monday, July 27

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that halted President Donald Trump’s executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and limit delivery of mail ballots only to people on that list

5:39 AM on Monday, July 27

5:00 AM on Monday, July 27

The Clinton Foundation has launched a new initiative to develop nonpartisan policy solutions with state and local governments

3:47 AM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump says his economic policies have revived the auto industry and American manufacturing

1:54 AM on Monday, July 27

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham have discussed joint drone projects and Ukraine’s urgent need for ballistic missile interceptors during a visit to a British naval base

9:08 PM on Sunday, July 26

Traffic is flowing across a new bridge over the Detroit River that will serve as a critical route for trade and tourism between Canada and the U.S. The bridge is named for Gordie Howe, a native of Canada who famously played hockey for the Detroit Red Wings