Politics & Government News

6:56 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break

5:53 AM on Saturday, August 8

The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

5:50 AM on Saturday, August 8

Right-leaning legal activists and Elon Musk's AI company are challenging the right of private groups to sue to enforce several major laws

5:47 AM on Saturday, August 8

Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods

2:15 AM on Saturday, August 8

Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

12:59 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

9:01 PM on Friday, August 7

The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.”

9:00 PM on Friday, August 7

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid

6:05 PM on Friday, August 7

The Pentagon has revoked former U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's access to classified information

5:57 PM on Friday, August 7

Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella is pledging to revive the country's oil and gas sector and restore state-owned energy company Ecopetrol

4:30 PM on Friday, August 7

Senior Health and Human Services adviser Mark Cruz will now lead the U.S. agency that provides healthcare to some 2.8 million Native Americans

1:56 PM on Friday, August 7

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is confirming that he’s staying on the nation’s highest court for another term

1:04 PM on Friday, August 7

Mississippi does not top the list of hotly contested U.S. Senate races this fall

11:44 AM on Friday, August 7

The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president’s effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied

7:53 AM on Friday, August 7

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration must stop construction of the $400 million White House ballroom because Congress has not approved the project

7:30 AM on Friday, August 7

Michigan Democrats are showing unity behind their statewide candidates

5:53 AM on Friday, August 7

Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday in Cali, breaking tradition by not holding the ceremony in Bogota

5:27 AM on Friday, August 7

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy says he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department

3:58 AM on Friday, August 7

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana says he’ll vote for Todd Blanche as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department

2:03 AM on Friday, August 7

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the public should not expect to quickly see footage of every critical incident