Politics & Government News

6:14 AM on Friday, August 7

A proposal by one local government council to limit "vertical drinking" in London has sparked controversy

3:25 AM on Friday, August 7

Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb

11:01 PM on Thursday, August 6

To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise

7:21 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump has hosted the U.S. Winter Olympians and Paralympians at the White House, honoring their accomplishments in the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Games

6:06 PM on Thursday, August 6

The Justice Department has accused Duke University’s law school of unlawfully considering race in admissions in the latest Trump administration action against higher education institutions

5:38 PM on Thursday, August 6

Some of the savings being touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence

5:23 PM on Thursday, August 6

China’s embassy in Argentina accused the United States of hypocrisy after an Argentine electricity cooperative alleged the U.S. Embassy threatened to revoke its executives’ visas over a partnership with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei

4:16 PM on Thursday, August 6

In April, President Donald Trump announced that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was being renovated to address long-standing cosmetic and structural issues

4:10 PM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump says he is once again trying to limit birthright citizenship in the U.S. He signed two executive actions on immigration

3:18 PM on Thursday, August 6

Mexican authorities have arrested the former governor of the southern state Guerrero for his alleged involvement in the disappearance of 43 students in 2014

2:58 PM on Thursday, August 6

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” after President Donald Trump derided America’s neighbor and its leadership while threatening to expand tariffs

12:54 PM on Thursday, August 6

Syria's Health Ministry says an explosion in a Damascus suburb has killed two people and wounded several others

8:31 AM on Thursday, August 6

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's neediest children

7:34 AM on Thursday, August 6

7:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

A Senate committee has voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him to the Justice Department for potential prosecution over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing last week on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

4:15 AM on Thursday, August 6

Two Iranian women soccer players who sought asylum in Australia have been granted citizenship

3:34 AM on Thursday, August 6

Iran says it is in the final stage of drafting an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz waterway with Oman

11:12 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Wisconsin is the latest state where the battle over the direction of the Democratic Party will play out

11:02 PM on Wednesday, August 5

Former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher has defeated Congressman Andy Ogles in a Republican primary

10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Water levels on the Danube River have dropped so low due to drought that World War II German battleships are emerging into view