Politics & Government News

3:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP

3:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging that her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by a smear campaign

2:26 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill that would boost camp safety

1:44 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Appeals court allows Trump administration to end temporary protections for migrants from Central America and Nepal

1:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony in Finland have marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker to be named the Polar Max and aimed at bolstering Arctic defense

1:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually

1:15 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Tulsi Gabbard announces she's reorganizing key intelligence coordination office, slashing workforce

12:24 PM on Wednesday, August 20

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee says he blames a recent breakdown in Gaza ceasefire talks on the decision by some European leaders to recognize Palestinian statehood

12:15 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Ten Democratic U.S. House members have asked the NCAA about its plans to protect female athletes' interests

12:13 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026

11:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Bolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule

11:14 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Former President Barack Obama has expressed support for California Governor Gavin Newsom's approach to redistricting

10:37 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts

9:38 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on the International Criminal Court for pursuing investigations into U.S. and Israeli officials for alleged war crimes

8:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials that she committed mortgage fraud

8:02 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski has announced her candidacy for lieutenant governor in 2026

5:41 AM on Wednesday, August 20

5:16 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Poland’s Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz says that a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland has been identified as a Russian drone

4:12 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Top diplomats from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan have met in Kabul to boost political and economic cooperation

2:19 AM on Wednesday, August 20

NATO defense chiefs have discussed potential security guarantees for Ukraine to help end Russia's three-year war