Politics & Government News

3:29 PM on Monday, July 20

Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to protect his government's social and economic reforms and resist any efforts by the nation’s incoming administration to change labor laws

2:55 PM on Monday, July 20

An appeals court has set aside convictions for two men involved in a 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

1:13 PM on Monday, July 20

Any extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate from the U.S. to the United Kingdom would ultimately rest with the State Department

1:01 PM on Monday, July 20

The White House says President Donald Trump will return to an older Air Force One for about a month as the new Qatari-gifted jet undergoes additional upgrades and enhancements

12:18 PM on Monday, July 20

Sen. Darline Graham announces she's running for a full term in her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat

11:30 AM on Monday, July 20

10:54 AM on Monday, July 20

British prosecutors have charged a 28-year-old man with murder in the death of former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe

10:37 AM on Monday, July 20

Florida Republican congressman and governor's race candidate Byron Donalds has announced legislation intended to prevent artificial intelligence data centers from increasing utility costs

10:18 AM on Monday, July 20

Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents

10:06 AM on Monday, July 20

The federal government has moved closer to opening over 2,800 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to oil and gas development

9:57 AM on Monday, July 20

Former Maine lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson is set to become the state's Democratic Senate nominee after Graham Platner's exit

8:29 AM on Monday, July 20

The FBI says a former U.S. Army soldier started a fire and fired a pellet gun outside a New York building housing an immigration court and other government offices

7:53 AM on Monday, July 20

President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled gas stations

7:01 AM on Monday, July 20

5:50 AM on Monday, July 20

The U.S. military says it’s carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

5:25 AM on Monday, July 20

3:41 AM on Monday, July 20

French lawmakers have reached a compromise that could lead to a ban on social media for children under 15

1:36 AM on Monday, July 20

Ukraine has launched over 400 drones toward Moscow, according to the city's mayor

12:21 AM on Monday, July 20

Andy Burnham has become Britain's new prime minister, replacing Keir Starmer

9:05 PM on Sunday, July 19

Andy Burnham has taken office as Britain’s new prime minister