Politics & Government News

4:22 AM on Saturday, September 5

New Hampshire’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat is a back-to-the-future moment, featuring two older former senators who last held office many years ago

4:21 AM on Saturday, September 5

Turning Point Action activists made waves at the Iowa State Fair by heckling Democratic politicians

4:18 AM on Saturday, September 5

President Donald Trump wants to transform East Potomac Park's golf course in Washington, D.C., into a world-class venue

3:00 AM on Saturday, September 5

Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee faces a tough primary rematch against Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive

11:36 PM on Friday, September 4

Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte has posted bail after an order was issued for her arrest on charges that she publicly threatened to arrange the assassination of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and two other people

9:05 PM on Friday, September 4

The deaths of Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton just days apart have delivered a double dose of grief for feminists

8:44 PM on Friday, September 4

Missouri has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to use new congressional districts backed by President Trump in the upcoming midterm elections

4:35 PM on Friday, September 4

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately

3:24 PM on Friday, September 4

A former high-ranking Democratic legislator in New Mexico already convicted in federal fraud case has pleaded guilty to related state charges

3:14 PM on Friday, September 4

A federal judge has refused block the Pentagon from firing three Stars and Stripes staff members who claim they were illegally disciplined for speaking out about the military news outlet’s need to maintain its editorial independence

2:45 PM on Friday, September 4

A federal judge is extending a legal block on President Donald Trump’s plan to regulate mail ballots during the midterm elections

2:20 PM on Friday, September 4

The United States, Britain, France and Germany have drafted a resolution for possible consideration by the Board of Governors of the U.N. nuclear watchdog that seeks to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council for failure to comply with its nuclear nonproliferation obligations, diplomats say

1:21 PM on Friday, September 4

President Donald Trump describes the conflict in Iran as "small potatoes" and says he agrees with Vice President JD Vance's assertion that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are no longer a “war.”

6:53 AM on Friday, September 4

Argentine President Javier Milei has resurrected Argentina’s long-held claim to the nearby U.K.-controlled Falkland Islands and in the process conjured up memories of the bitter war the two countries fought 44 years ago

5:22 AM on Friday, September 4

The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the Turkish bank Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi

5:01 AM on Friday, September 4

A 9-year-old boy died in 2022 after missing insulin doses at an Arizona group home

1:59 AM on Friday, September 4

Israel has released four prisoners to the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of a deal with Lebanon

9:00 PM on Thursday, September 3

Statewide mail voting for this year’s midterm elections is kicking off amid a churning legal battle over President Donald Trump’s attempts to limit the practice

3:10 PM on Thursday, September 3

The White House website has unveiled Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games that promote different aspects of President Donald Trump’s agenda

10:37 AM on Monday, August 17