Politics & Government News

5:21 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Venezuela’s government plans to release 300 detainees this week, some held for political reasons

4:20 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring banks to scrutinize their customers’ citizenship

3:54 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The Pentagon watchdog will evaluate whether the U.S. military followed an established targeting framework when carrying out attacks on dozens of alleged drug-smuggling boats in Latin America

3:25 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The earliest signals of a presidential race normally involve such subtle positioning from candidates that it’s become known as the “shadow primary.”

3:20 PM on Tuesday, May 19

2:51 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war

2:22 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Vice President JD Vance’s decision to extend his fight against Medicaid fraud beyond Democratic states to his red home state of Ohio has set off a scramble among the state’s Republicans — including his close ally Vivek Ramaswamy, the party’s nominee for governor

11:19 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Primary elections have been held in Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, Idaho and Pennsylvania

11:18 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where U.S. plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump’s often inconsistent stance on the alliance have created concern

10:25 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The South Carolina House has endorsed a plan to redraw its congressional districts to favor Republicans at the urging of President Donald Trump

9:45 AM on Tuesday, May 19

NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent

9:40 AM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, supercharging his effort to oust incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a Republican primary runoff

9:09 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as protests and blockades grip the country

7:37 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Israel’s finance minister has ordered the eviction of a Palestinian village in the West Bank

2:31 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund

1:44 AM on Tuesday, May 19

A Spanish court is investigating former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged influence peddling tied to a government airline bailout

9:25 PM on Monday, May 18

A judge barred federal agents from routinely detaining people who show up for proceedings in New York City’s immigration courts, saying that people shouldn’t have to risk arrest to exercise their legal right to pursue an asylum claim or attend a deportation hearing

9:01 PM on Monday, May 18

Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has lost his Republican House primary after a concerted effort by President Donald Trump to oust him through challenger and ultimate winner Ed Gallrein

9:00 PM on Monday, May 18

Democrats in Pennsylvania backed by Gov. Josh Shapiro won their primaries to shape a congressional slate in which they hope to flip the state’s four swing districts and, ultimately, capture a U.S. House majority

11:04 AM on Friday, May 15

The Justice Department is preparing to seek an indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press