Politics & Government News

2:27 PM on Monday, August 17

A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California have been reunited as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes

11:25 AM on Monday, August 17

The Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated

9:23 AM on Monday, August 17

6:01 AM on Monday, August 17

Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term

6:00 AM on Monday, August 17

The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents

5:55 AM on Monday, August 17

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff

5:37 AM on Monday, August 17

Wyoming voters will choose nominees for an unusually high number of open-seat races in a state primary Tuesday

5:11 AM on Monday, August 17

Alaska voters will narrow down a long list of contenders for a competitive U.S. Senate seat that’s expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party will hold a majority in the chamber next year

4:15 AM on Monday, August 17

Four months after Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell resigned amid sexual assault allegations that torpedoed his campaign for California governor, his former Bay Area constituents will pick a replacement Tuesday to serve out the rest of his term

3:44 AM on Monday, August 17

South Korea has expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula

3:00 AM on Monday, August 17

2:37 AM on Monday, August 17

Iran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

1:48 AM on Monday, August 17

A marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear

12:03 AM on Monday, August 17

The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land

11:57 PM on Sunday, August 16

The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin

9:07 PM on Sunday, August 16

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district after Republicans redrew the congressional map

2:37 PM on Sunday, August 16

President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea

10:39 AM on Sunday, August 16

U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner has held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in a push to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire

12:53 AM on Sunday, August 16

The top U.S. military commander in the Middle East has visited the long-deployed USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea

9:06 PM on Thursday, August 13

President Donald Trump has highlighted his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York, pivoting to one of his strongest issues as he looks to boost Republicans in battleground races ahead of the November midterms