Politics & Government News

3:59 AM on Wednesday, August 26

Two senators who are set to retire have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years

3:24 AM on Wednesday, August 26

Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office

9:04 PM on Tuesday, August 25

The snowballing opposition to data center projects in communities across the United States has transformed the midterm election landscape

9:01 PM on Tuesday, August 25

In the small Nebraska village of Murdock, now-paused plans for two potential data centers have sparked the kinds of debates that have raged in cities and towns across the country

6:46 PM on Tuesday, August 25

President Donald Trump has submitted an agreement to Congress aimed at boosting Saudi Arabia's civilian nuclear program

5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 25

The Trump administration's new “economic onslaught” on Iran's financial connections around the world faces a challenge when it comes to China

4:09 PM on Tuesday, August 25

The San Diego Padres says a coaching coordinator in their minor league system is back with his family after being detained by federal immigration officers in Texas

2:32 PM on Tuesday, August 25

A federal judge has blocked enforcement of an Ohio law requiring eligible residents to produce documentary proof of citizenship when attempting to register to vote at a motor vehicle bureau

2:19 PM on Tuesday, August 25

The Department of Justice argues that if President Donald Trump's name isn't on the Kennedy Center, donor money for renovations will dry up, leading to its closure

12:50 PM on Tuesday, August 25

The U.S. government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details

11:21 AM on Tuesday, August 25

The commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has announced the group's official dissolution

7:07 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to Myanmar

4:57 AM on Tuesday, August 25

The U.S. Secret Service has confirmed it is aware that Iranian state media has aired a video that appears to threaten the life of Barron Trump, President Donald Trump’s youngest son

4:20 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Canada struck back at the United States with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods

3:20 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Hungary's foreign ministry has filed a criminal complaint over possible fraud related to the previous government's purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic

2:46 AM on Tuesday, August 25

Iran and Oman say their top diplomats have met to discuss a phased approach to managing ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

9:12 PM on Monday, August 24

The Supreme Court's decision clearing one obstacle to the enactment of President Donald Trump's order on mail voting may not mean the order ultimately takes effect for November's elections

9:06 PM on Monday, August 24

U.S. Sen. Darline Graham has won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother Lindsey Graham on South Carolina’s general election ballot

9:01 PM on Monday, August 24

Tulsa businessman Mike Mazzei has narrowly won the Republican nomination for Oklahoma governor after President Donald Trump endorsed him and attacked Mazzei’s rival on social media

8:03 AM on Monday, August 10