Politics & Government News

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

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

1:37 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A panel of federal appellate judges has refused to block President Donald Trump's executive order on mail voting

12:44 PM on Tuesday, July 28

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota's law banning prediction markets, which was set to take effect Saturday

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

12:00 PM on Tuesday, July 28

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7:45 AM on Tuesday, July 28

The U.N.’s migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people to work in online scam centers, and the caseload is growing — especially across Asia

7:40 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Newly released audio tapes appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020

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

6:35 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Turkey and Iraq have held talks on expanding energy cooperation

5:33 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Democrat Paige Cognetti is taking a shot at artificial intelligence data centers in her challenge to Republican congressman Rob Bresnahan, saying “we are not for sale” in a TV ad in a swing Pennsylvania district

3:39 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Chad has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court

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