Politics & Government News

2:44 PM on Tuesday, August 4

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online with claims that identification will be required to shop there

2:12 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots

2:01 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Lawmakers in Mississippi have taken the first steps toward potentially redrawing the state's legislative, congressional, and judicial districts

1:17 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress

11:17 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East

10:38 AM on Tuesday, August 4

President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere

9:54 AM on Tuesday, August 4

An association of thousands of FBI agents is backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election

9:23 AM on Tuesday, August 4

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory

8:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

7:44 AM on Tuesday, August 4

6:21 AM on Tuesday, August 4

French and British teams have rescued 157 migrants trying to cross the Channel after their boat's engine caught fire

12:07 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Young protesters in India achieved a rare political victory by forcing the resignation of the education minister

12:04 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa

11:01 PM on Monday, August 3

Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta

9:09 PM on Monday, August 3

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation’s June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella

8:44 PM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that New York can’t ban federal agents from wearing face coverings, or require that they wear visible identification

6:23 PM on Monday, August 3

A judge in Honduras has ruled that former President Juan Orlando Hernández will not remain behind bars while awaiting trial for fraud and money laundering

4:49 AM on Monday, August 3

After calling off a fresh round of strikes against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump says the two sides are resuming talks to wind down the war

11:58 PM on Sunday, August 2

Myanmar’s military government says detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with the International Committee of the Red Cross’ representative

11:10 PM on Sunday, August 2

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed are spending the final hours of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary in settings that reflect their starkly different campaigns