Politics & Government News

3:29 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, setting a new record

3:11 PM on Tuesday, August 12

A jury has awarded nearly $60 million to a man who accused a disgraced Michigan prosecutor and a police officer of violating his rights in filing sexual abuse charges

2:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers

2:45 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the Senate next year as Democrats wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber

2:44 PM on Tuesday, August 12

2:42 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Former Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is expected to run for the US Senate in 2026, giving Democrats a likely boost

2:36 PM on Tuesday, August 12

The United Nations has condemned an attack by a paramilitary group on a displacement camp in Sudan's western region of Darfur

2:28 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Attorneys for grassroots campaigners are again asking a judge to halt enforcement of parts of a new Florida law that restricts the state’s process to get citizens’ initiatives on the ballot

2:09 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As he seeks to boost his campaign for New York City mayor, Andrew Cuomo is proposing an overhaul to New York City’s rent laws and escalating his attacks on the frontrunner, Zohran Mamdani

1:31 PM on Tuesday, August 12

As cities across California ban homeless encampments and Gov. Gavin Newsom encourages more sweeps, San Jose lawmakers are standing up against criminalizing homelessness

1:07 PM on Tuesday, August 12

President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

12:54 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country

12:50 PM on Tuesday, August 12

Two more Republicans have joined the growing list of candidates vying to become Georgia lieutenant governor in next year's election

10:33 AM on Tuesday, August 12

China says it's suspending all contact with Czech President Petr Pavel

10:29 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Lithuania's government plans to open nine drone training centers to teach thousands of people, including schoolchildren, skills in flying and building drones

9:59 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Moore of Alabama has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate

9:35 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped Republican state Sen. Jay Collins to be his lieutenant governor

8:46 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Syrian, U.S. and Jordanian officials say they will work together toward a permanent ceasefire in a southern Syrian region wracked by deadly sectarian clashes last month that threatened the country’s fragile security in the wake of its yearslong civil war

6:45 AM on Tuesday, August 12

A peace deal that requires Kyiv to accept swapping Ukrainian territory with Russia would not only be deeply unpopular

5:53 AM on Tuesday, August 12

Less than a week after President Donald Trump called for the resignation of Intel’s CEO, shares of the chipmaker are rising after Trump said he had a “very interesting” meeting with Lip-Bu Tan