Politics & Government News

4:57 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Cuba has loosened restrictions on private businesses to allow imports of foreign goods and medicines, a sector firmly controlled by the Communist-led government

3:35 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Senate negotiators are working to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next week

3:29 PM on Wednesday, July 29

The townspeople of St. Mary’s can now breathe a sigh of relief

1:33 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci's private COVID-era diary became a focal point in a Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul

1:05 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Italy’s highest court has ruled that children born with both Italian and another citizenship do not automatically lose their Italian citizenship if a parent naturalizes abroad

1:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit

12:30 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A judge in Wisconsin has ruled that voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state’s primary election are not allowed to void those and request a new one

12:08 PM on Wednesday, July 29

11:39 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, overwhelming border security

11:14 AM on Wednesday, July 29

The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination

10:38 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Stephen Colbert has received an “anti-censorship” award from the Before Columbus Foundation

8:12 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Sen. Lindsey Graham is being buried in South Carolina, where a funeral in the state capital drew people who remembered him for never forgetting his roots as the son of pool hall owners

7:51 AM on Wednesday, July 29

U.S. and Saudi strikes against Iran-allied factions in Iraq have put the Iraqi government in a delicate position

7:49 AM on Wednesday, July 29

President Donald Trump and his administration are asking the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E

6:13 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Kosovo authorities are excavating part of a village after discovering human remains believed to be from the 1998-1999 war in what was then a Serbian province

5:28 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

4:55 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Kavinsky, the French electro-pop composer known for the track "Nightcall" from the movie "Drive," has died at 50

4:33 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Federal officials have misled judges, submitted false statements and withheld key facts during the course of the investigation into former FBI director James Comey

3:30 AM on Wednesday, July 29

The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player as the midterm elections approach

2:03 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic