Politics & Government News

10:00 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Thai authorities are searching for those responsible for a deadly attack in the country's troubled deep south

Democratic candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa, third from the left, listens to Stephen Sanders, right, during a roundtable discussion on data centers, Saturday, July 18, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Justin Rex)

Democrats try to harness data center backlash that's dividing rural Republicans in places like Texas

9:08 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Gina Hinojosa, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, is focusing on data centers as a key issue in her campaign against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, from left, acting Minister of Defense Major General Yevhen Khmara, former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Oleksandr Syrskyi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi, pose for a photo during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Dismissal of Ukraine's defense minister started a sudden transformation of the military

9:03 PM on Wednesday, July 22

In just a week, the dismissal of a Ukrainian defense minister set in motion a transformation of the country’s armed forces that replaced the old guard with a new generation of leadership

United States Navy personnel salute during the national anthem at a watch party in a fan village in New York's Rockefeller Center for a World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the United States and Belgium, Monday, July 6, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access

9:01 PM on Wednesday, July 22

The U.S. Navy is restricting press access to information about service members by no longer releasing details about sailors' service history

Amish Shah, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, speaks to supporters at a friend's home on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Wufei Yu)

Amish Shah wins Democratic congressional primary in Arizona, a blow to the party establishment

7:09 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Amish Shah has won the Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in Arizona

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Ezra Acayan/Pool Photo via AP)

Rubio to revive prospect of US helping end war in Ukraine in meeting with Russian counterpart

6:21 PM on Wednesday, July 22

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Philippines

California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton speaks during a campaign event on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Republican Hilton tells Californians they can hate Trump but still vote for him in governor's race

4:28 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Republican Steve Hilton has kicked off his general election campaign for governor against Democrat Xavier Becerra

Reporters raise their hands as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Democrats press ICE on oversight, say 1 officer referred for discipline over use of force

3:21 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee say one ICE officer has been referred for discipline over a use-of-force incident since the Trump administration began

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Judge questions difference between Hegseth's testosterone policy and transgender care for troops

3:09 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone is facing scrutiny from a federal judge

FILE - Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey speaks during a luncheon at the Oklahoma Governor's Conference on Biofuels, in Norman, Okla., Oct. 3, 2006. (AP Photo, File)

R. James Woolsey, CIA director during the Clinton administration, dies at 84

3:09 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and President Donald Trump attend the dignified transfer of four U.S. service members recently killed in the Middle East, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Republicans in Congress continue to back Iran war despite the political risk

2:53 PM on Wednesday, July 22

Republicans on Capitol Hill are walking a cautious election-year line on the Iran war as the future of the conflict seems increasingly uncertain and as polls show that most Americans oppose it

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber as members debate a series of measures including a continuing resolution to fund the government and a spending package for the Iran war, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House votes for Department of War renaming as part of an annual defense bill

1:41 PM on Wednesday, July 22

The House has passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for the Pentagon

In this photo provided by Pastor Marcus L. Martin, a group of people he believes were those who died in a recent drowning accident, are shown fishing along the Scioto river in Powell, Ohio, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Pastor Marcus L. Martin via AP)

AP Exclusive: A boater's photo may be 'the last picture' of group drowned in an Ohio river

11:48 AM on Wednesday, July 22

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House Republicans adopt $95 billion package for the Iran war and Trump's priorities

11:23 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP)

US and Saudi Arabia sign new nuclear agreement that could pave way for kingdom to enrich uranium

6:48 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The Trump administration has forged a new agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program

President Donald Trump, left, is escorted by Air Force Col. Christopher M. Robinson, Commander, 89th Airlift Wing, right, from Marine One to Air Force One, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: House adopts $95 billion budget proposal to fund Iran war and other Trump priorities

6:04 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The House has adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections

Protesters shout slogans as they carry posters asking for the resignation of India's Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan at a protest led by Cockroach Janta Party in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vipin)

A protest movement is challenging India's establishment. What to know about the 'Cockroaches'

2:38 AM on Wednesday, July 22

A joke has turned into a major protest movement in India, challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi Hindu nationalist’s government

A map showing strikes in and around Iran early Wednesday. (AP Digital Embed)

US military carries out strikes on Iran as both sides threaten civilian infrastructure

1:19 AM on Wednesday, July 22

The U.S. military has announced that it is conducting a 12th night of strikes against Iran as both sides increasingly target civilian infrastructure

This June 15, 2026, photo from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, upper right, and the under-construction at Pickaxe Mountain directly to the south of it. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump

11:21 PM on Tuesday, July 21

U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly has issued threats to bomb an under-construction Iranian nuclear site buried deep under a mountain

President Donald Trump, center, invites a family on stage to speak about Trump Accounts at Wheeler High School, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Millions have signed up for Trump Accounts, but some families are still waiting for baby's $1,000

9:06 PM on Tuesday, July 21

President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty and help more Americans invest in the stock market

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