Politics & Government News

5:01 PM on Monday, March 2

Candidates in Texas’ tightly competitive U.S. Senate primary were treading carefully in response to news of U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iran

4:25 PM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump says he plans to attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 25, the first time he's done so as president

3:14 PM on Monday, March 2

The Supreme Court has sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents

2:27 PM on Monday, March 2

Moderate Democrats are pushing back on the party’s progressive energy

2:26 PM on Monday, March 2

The Associated Press is referring to fighting between Iran and the United States and Israel as the “Iran war.”

2:00 PM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump and his team have given shifting and sometimes conflicting reasons for striking Iran, even as they claim the mission a total success

1:30 PM on Monday, March 2

Cuba’s government says it has detained 10 Panamanian citizens it accused of creating subversive propaganda in the latest international incident involving the Caribbean island

1:10 PM on Monday, March 2

A Republican lawmaker from Montana who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump’s first administration says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term

12:57 PM on Monday, March 2

Haiti’s government has opened a 10-day registration period for political parties to run in an upcoming general election

12:23 PM on Monday, March 2

Around 120 Louisiana National Guard members will remain deployed in New Orleans through August

11:57 AM on Monday, March 2

Nevada’s push to build reliable EV chargers across the state is falling far short

11:56 AM on Monday, March 2

A judge is temporarily suspending the latest version of a Trump administration policy that requires members of Congress to provide a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities

11:54 AM on Monday, March 2

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines

11:30 AM on Monday, March 2

11:26 AM on Monday, March 2

The U.S. imposes new sanctions on Rwanda’s military and four top commanders over support for the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo

10:36 AM on Monday, March 2

U.S. first lady Melania Trump is presiding over a U.N. Security Council meeting that will focus on children in conflict, one of her signature issues

10:19 AM on Monday, March 2

Former FARC rebels now fight to survive as a political party as Colombia votes in a high-stakes congressional election

9:42 AM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump says he was not pleased with the way that negotiations with Iran were proceeding

7:13 AM on Monday, March 2

President Donald Trump has recognized three U.S. Army soldiers with the Medal of Honor at the White House

7:04 AM on Monday, March 2

Maine Democrat Graham Platner has picked up another endorsement in his bid to flip a key Senate seat blue