Politics & Government News

11:01 PM on Tuesday, July 28

More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media

7:13 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The deadline to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider President Donald Trump's loss on birthright citizenship has passed, with no new filing on the docket

7:11 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol

6:38 PM on Tuesday, July 28

CBS's "60 Minutes" has announced a slate of new correspondents and contributors for its 59th season

4:56 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to make bets about President Donald Trump’s speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi is no longer in his post

3:51 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police’s crime statistics collection experienced a “prolonged, systemic breakdown of its internal control system,” according to a report released Tuesday by the city’s inspector general, which reviewed the department’s process after accusations by the federal government that figures were manipulated

3:42 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A Northern California lifeguard is being hailed as a hero after saving a boy from pounding surf

3:39 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A reworked Senate bill aims to regulate college sports by more than doubling the money schools can share with players

3:30 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Five states have agreed to accept nuclear waste from around the country in exchange for federal help to develop nuclear energy and create thousands of jobs

2:52 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park

2:38 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.S. Department of Education says it is investigating whether Denver Public Schools and a school district in Washington state violated federal law

12:29 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to prove he is fit to continue serving in office or resign

12:29 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Keiko Fujimori has been sworn in as Peru’s president after a narrow victory in the June runoff election

7:13 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.S. military says Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday

12:08 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had an “excellent” meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House

11:16 PM on Monday, July 27

Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist can win in the swing state’s general election

11:14 PM on Monday, July 27

The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies

11:11 PM on Monday, July 27

The GOP race to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham on the November ballot is heating up

11:06 PM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump remembers Sen_ Lindsey Graham as “a giant of the United States Senate" and a "true American original.”

11:01 PM on Monday, July 27

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have met to discuss Ukraine producing its own weapons amid its ongoing war with Russia