Politics & Government News

11:34 AM on Monday, August 10

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign ships to transport goods among U.S. ports

10:42 AM on Monday, August 10

Russia’s highest court has ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election

9:19 AM on Monday, August 10

7:14 AM on Monday, August 10

Voters in four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will select U.S. House nominees Tuesday under a new map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts currently represented by Democrats

6:08 AM on Monday, August 10

Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday

5:57 AM on Monday, August 10

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections

5:39 AM on Monday, August 10

Two veteran Democratic incumbents in Connecticut face strong challenges in a state primary on Tuesday

5:23 AM on Monday, August 10

Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott

4:54 AM on Monday, August 10

Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot

4:50 AM on Monday, August 10

Count Binface, a comic candidate known for wearing a garbage can on his head, is making waves in a British special election

4:37 AM on Monday, August 10

Democratic New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves

2:05 AM on Monday, August 10

A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed Antonio Guterres at the end of this year

10:33 PM on Sunday, August 9

New Zealand’s Electoral Commission has launched a campaign urging citizens to register to vote or update their details

9:07 PM on Sunday, August 9

Congressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families

3:12 PM on Sunday, August 9

President Donald Trump says Will Scharf will be the new White House counsel, replacing David Warrington

10:45 AM on Sunday, August 9

9:26 AM on Sunday, August 9

The Democratic Senate primary in Minnesota is heating up and immigration has become a central issue

12:29 AM on Sunday, August 9

Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms

12:06 AM on Sunday, August 9

Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected ASEAN's call for the unconditional release of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi

11:01 PM on Saturday, August 8

European consumers can expect natural gas from Cyprus to help meet their energy needs by March 2028, Cyprus' energy minister says