Politics & Government News

5:51 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Iran has denied the United Arab Emirates' claim that it fired two ballistic missiles into the Persian Gulf

4:33 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The International Criminal Court has criticized new U.S. sanctions on its senior staff as a “flagrant attack” on its independence

3:27 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election

2:29 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies are investigating senior officials in President Zelenskyy's office

12:29 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Sen. Darline Graham, running in South Carolina's runoff election, stumbled over a foreign policy question during a debate Tuesday night

12:23 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk’s killing have pointed to an engraved bullet in arguing that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics

12:02 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The race for Nigeria’s top job began Wednesday as the West African nation’s electoral commission formally opened the campaign season

7:53 PM on Tuesday, August 18

The South Korean and U.S. militaries have confirmed Wednesday they were sharply scaling back major joint drills

7:02 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic

4:55 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A Southern California county will stop letting federal immigration authorities train at a local firing range over concerns about the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants

4:50 PM on Tuesday, August 18

A legal environmental group is suing the U.S. government after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining

11:57 AM on Tuesday, August 18

U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Oman over its talks with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz that lies between the countries

11:30 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Minnesota's attorney general is suing the governor of Texas, asking a federal judge to compel the extradition of a federal immigration agent charged with wounding a man and then lying about it during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis

10:18 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Voters in the Alabama, Florida, and Wyoming primary are deciding which candidates to advance to the general election in races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House

4:24 AM on Tuesday, August 18

Israel has struck an air base in northwest Syria, aiming to prevent Turkish troops from deploying there

3:20 AM on Tuesday, August 18

U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. has no planned talks with Iran but insists the Strait of Hormuz remains open

11:04 PM on Monday, August 17

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly has picked up the Democratic nod, setting the stage for a fall campaign to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis and decide the state's future political direction

11:03 PM on Monday, August 17

Democratic voters have elevated a progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, backed by President Donald Trump, won the GOP nomination as he vies to become the first Black governor of the state

11:00 PM on Monday, August 17

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former congresswoman Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election

5:20 PM on Monday, August 17

President Donald Trump says he is delaying the 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports after the two countries reached a last-minute deal hours before the sanctions were to go into effect