Politics & Government News

2:51 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The estranged husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison

9:04 PM on Monday, June 22

The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History highlights the complexities of the American story

9:01 PM on Monday, June 22

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has admitted defeat, resigning less than two years after leading his party to a massive victory in 2024

5:10 PM on Monday, June 22

The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran

3:48 PM on Monday, June 22

Authorities have arrested two more people in Missouri and Washington state in connection with a planned attack targeting President Donald Trump’s UFC event at the White House earlier this month

3:39 PM on Monday, June 22

Tucker Carlson says he won't support the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections

2:29 PM on Monday, June 22

Romanian lawmakers have rejected a new government proposed by Prime Minister-designate Adrian Vestea, deepening the country's political crisis

1:50 PM on Monday, June 22

Oregon's rural hospitals are set to receive $37.5 million in state and federal funds to support labor and delivery care

1:39 PM on Monday, June 22

A federal judge has ruled that a revamped federal tool that state election officials have used in their efforts to identify illegally registered noncitizen voters is unlawful and cannot be used

1:27 PM on Monday, June 22

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan has challenged a decision by a top state elections official to disqualify his candidacy and remove him from the August primary ballot

1:21 PM on Monday, June 22

The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply

12:58 PM on Monday, June 22

Legislation to keep Georgia’s embattled vote-counting method in place for this year’s midterm elections is facing strong opposition from state Democrats

12:02 PM on Monday, June 22

National Guard members and U.S. Park Police are patrolling the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

12:01 PM on Monday, June 22

Authorities in South Sudan have set Dec. 22 for the country's first general election since independence in 2011

10:49 AM on Monday, June 22

The family of a 1-year-old boy killed by police in Mississippi is calling on authorities to release video of the shooting

5:23 AM on Monday, June 22

Vice President JD Vance says peace talks with Iran created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” to end the war that began at the end of February

4:13 AM on Monday, June 22

Two of South Carolina’s top officeholders will compete one-on-one for the Republican nomination for governor in a primary runoff election on Tuesday

4:10 AM on Monday, June 22

Democratic nomination contests for New York’s seats in the closely divided U.S. House take center stage Tuesday in a state primary

9:08 PM on Sunday, June 21

New York’s congressional candidates are delivering closing arguments ahead of primary elections Tuesday, as an ascendent progressive left takes on establishment Democrats

9:01 PM on Sunday, June 21

Abelardo de la Espriella is poised to become Colombia’s next president