Politics & Government News

10:56 AM on Friday, June 26

Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer

8:16 AM on Friday, June 26

Greece has launched a cash incentive for fishermen to catch toxic silver-cheeked toadfish as the invasive species spreads through the Mediterranean due to warming seas linked to climate change

7:19 AM on Friday, June 26

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices

7:01 AM on Friday, June 26

Democrats are organizing events nationwide this weekend to address affordability concerns

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The European Union is focusing on improving transportation, ending energy isolation, and building more homes to support its islands and coastal communities

4:18 AM on Friday, June 26

Louisiana Republicans will nominate a U.S. Senate candidate in a primary runoff Saturday, six weeks after denying Republican U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy a shot at a third term

4:11 AM on Friday, June 26

The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out

12:35 AM on Friday, June 26

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is giving priority to strengthening the world's first laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms

10:08 PM on Thursday, June 25

NATO's deputy commander said he wants a summit in Turkey to encourage member countries to spend more on defense and support Ukraine

9:42 PM on Thursday, June 25

As Greece braces for another blistering wildfire season, a new line of defense is taking shape in Earth’s orbit

6:09 PM on Thursday, June 25

Californians will vote in November on a controversial proposal to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund federal funding cuts to healthcare for low-income people

5:54 PM on Thursday, June 25

A federal judge has blocked part of a Trump administration plan that would have limited access to loans for students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy, public health and some other fields

4:01 PM on Thursday, June 25

A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program

3:55 PM on Thursday, June 25

Vice President JD Vance says the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today’s news cycle

9:18 AM on Thursday, June 25

A top official at the National Park Service says a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project

9:46 PM on Wednesday, June 24

Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured