Politics & Government News

1:08 PM on Wednesday, October 8

As libraries across the United States observe Banned Books Week, the Hawaii State Public Library System has rebranded it as “Freedom to Read.”

12:38 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Trump says he's considering trip to Middle East in the next week as Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks continue

12:36 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The first week is the easy one

12:33 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The Supreme Court seemed ready to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump

11:42 AM on Wednesday, October 8

France's outgoing prime minister says he expects President Emmanuel Macron will name his replacement in 48 hours

11:23 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Leaders of the Republican Party of Texas are meeting at the state Capitol this weekend to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders believe aren't conservative enough to be called Republicans

11:19 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Federal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year

11:17 AM on Wednesday, October 8

10:34 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Bari Weiss has been unflinchingly critical of mainstream news outlets

10:33 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar are continuing for a third week in the most significant unrest in the country in years

9:41 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says talks on bringing an end to the war in Gaza are on the verge of reaching a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

9:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

7:49 AM on Wednesday, October 8

France says Iran has released a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared in June while riding across the country

7:32 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a state visit to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union

7:20 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Joan Kennedy has died

7:16 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson says he is running for a U.S. House seat representing Memphis, challenging longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the majority-Black city in a contest of youth versus experience

6:58 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Kathryn Bigelow's new film, "A House of Dynamite," explores the chilling reality of nuclear annihilation

5:00 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has launched her reelection campaign as her party looks to bounce back nationally from sweeping losses in 2024

9:05 PM on Tuesday, October 7

Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump

7:18 AM on Tuesday, October 7

A Miami activist alleges that officials at a local college violated Florida’s open government law when they gifted a sizable plot of prime downtown real estate to the state, which then transferred it to the foundation for Donald Trump’s future presidential library