Politics & Government News

11:59 AM on Friday, August 14

Lawmakers have killed a plan that could have allowed grizzly bears to one day return to California

11:45 AM on Friday, August 14

A super PAC affiliated with U.S. House Democrats plans to increase its campaign advertising reservations in Cleveland, Ohio, by roughly $6 million on Friday, in response to Republican Rep. Max Miller’s decision to proceed with his reelection campaign despite allegations of abuse by his ex-wife Emily Moreno

11:37 AM on Friday, August 14

While talks to end the Iran war have stalled, the Trump administration appears to be reaching out to a broader swath of countries that might be able to help pressure Tehran or ease its hardline position where traditional mediators haven't succeeded so far

10:46 AM on Friday, August 14

Congressman Russell Fry says he's supporting Sen. Darline Graham in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff

9:56 AM on Friday, August 14

Andrés Manuel López Beltrán, son of former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, says the United States has revoked his visa

9:46 AM on Friday, August 14

A Massachusetts mayor has been arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining pandemic loans

9:24 AM on Friday, August 14

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families

8:48 AM on Friday, August 14

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families

8:31 AM on Friday, August 14

France's top court has struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms

6:54 AM on Friday, August 14

President Donald Trump's administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work

4:56 AM on Friday, August 14

Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended and then restarted under heightened security over reports of violence against election officials and the theft of ballot boxes

2:00 AM on Friday, August 14

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power

10:14 PM on Thursday, August 13

Nigel Farage has regained his seat in Parliament, beating a field of fringe candidates led by trash-can-wearing comic Count Binface in a special election boycotted by mainstream parties

9:05 PM on Thursday, August 13

Zach Lahn, the Republican nominee for Iowa governor, says he's bringing a different message to Iowans

9:03 PM on Thursday, August 13

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic

4:11 PM on Thursday, August 13

A judge has dismissed Nevada’s fake electors case

2:28 PM on Thursday, August 13

Fireworks light up Pakistan’s capital as crowds celebrate the 79th anniversary of independence

2:00 AM on Thursday, August 13

Israeli settlers have besieged three homes in the occupied West Bank, including one owned by a Palestinian American, for several days

7:42 PM on Tuesday, August 11

Zambia awaits the results of an election that will decide if President Hakainde Hichilema gets a second five-year term as a reward for his economic recovery plan in the southern African nation

5:32 AM on Tuesday, August 11