Politics & Government News

1:42 PM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump's legal team has reached a deal with the Justice Department to drop tax claims against him, his family and associates

12:59 PM on Wednesday, May 20

Democratic leaders are trying to prevent Maureen Galindo, a candidate who has repeatedly expressed antisemitic views, from winning their party’s nomination in next week’s Texas runoff, and they’ve accused Republicans of propping up her campaign

12:34 PM on Wednesday, May 20

A U.S. citizen has been found not guilty of illegally voting in the 2018 election in Ohio while she was a lawful permanent resident

11:48 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed two decrees on Wednesday to add pressure on big tech companies by making them liable for illegal content shared by its users and opening way for investigations through a government body on their response to such cases

11:34 AM on Wednesday, May 20

11:17 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The runoff field for a U.S. Senate seat has been set in Alabama, a state that also will have a high-profile race for governor this fall and congressional seats that could be scrambled amid a wave of Republican redistricting

10:45 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret

10:31 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A mixed-reality exhibit celebrating Ohlone culture has launched at University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science

10:31 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities

10:23 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Nine migrants deported from the United States have landed in Sierra Leone, according to the West African country

10:14 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Canadian miner Sherritt International Corp. has signed a non-binding agreement with Gillon Capital LLC

10:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Barney Frank has died

9:36 AM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to give the commencement address at the Connecticut school

8:52 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A group founded by Cuban exiles known as Brothers to the Rescue is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against Cuban leader Raúl Castro

6:58 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Barney Frank has died

6:00 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Israel’s national security minister has drawn a sharp rebuke from his boss and triggered a backlash abroad after he released videos taunting detained activists from a flotilla that tried to reach Gaza

4:44 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States

4:20 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Stephen Colbert's run on “The Late Show” ends Thursday, marking the conclusion of his on-air feud with President Donald Trump

2:27 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Prime Minister Keir Starmer insists that Britain’s support for Ukraine remains strong, despite the U.K. delaying some new sanctions on Russian oil