Politics & Government News

12:47 PM on Thursday, August 28

Former Major League Baseball star Mark Teixeira is seeking the Republican nomination for a House seat in Texas

11:55 AM on Thursday, August 28

Alabama plans to appeal a federal judge’s order to swiftly draw new state Senate districts for use in next year’s legislative elections

10:50 AM on Thursday, August 28

Cal Poly Pomona postponed its annual fall job fair this week after students, alumni and community members criticized its inclusion of Customs and Border Protection as an in-person recruiter

9:20 AM on Thursday, August 28

South Africa is commissioning a report on global wealth inequality in time to present at the Group of 20 summit it hosts in November

9:17 AM on Thursday, August 28

A panel of Tennessee judges has ruled against two state restrictions on carrying guns, including in public recreational areas such as playgrounds and parks

9:07 AM on Thursday, August 28

UN votes unanimously to terminate its peacekeeping force in Lebanon at the end of 2026 after nearly 5 decades

8:25 AM on Thursday, August 28

A new analysis by The Associated Press shows President Donald Trump’s recent focus on crime in Washington and other big cities came as views of his handling of immigration had been souring

7:34 AM on Thursday, August 28

NATO said all 32 members are projected to meet the goal of spending 2% of their GDP on defense this year, marking a significant shift since 2023, when only 10 countries met the threshold

7:29 AM on Thursday, August 28

The director of the Van Gogh Museum is warning that the gallery may have to close if the Dutch government does not help to foot the bill for major maintenance

6:55 AM on Thursday, August 28

Trump administration asks military base outside Chicago for support on immigration operations, base says

6:51 AM on Thursday, August 28

The Trump administration has deported more migrants from the United States as it expands its program to send people to countries they have no ties with

6:39 AM on Thursday, August 28

Fed Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing, launching unprecedented legal fight

6:28 AM on Thursday, August 28

The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing

5:38 AM on Thursday, August 28

A “sea war” is brewing off the West African nation of Gambia as desperate local fishermen attack foreign commercial fishing vessels, and each other

4:49 AM on Thursday, August 28

Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent, often accompanied by obscene language

8:46 PM on Wednesday, August 27

The Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest through Manhattan's Financial District to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives

7:21 PM on Wednesday, August 27

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend a military parade in the Chinese capital, North Korean and Chinese state media said Thursday

5:07 PM on Wednesday, August 27

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to terminate the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon at the end of next year after nearly five decades

5:03 AM on Tuesday, August 26

1:33 AM on Friday, August 22

Three European nations have announced they had begun the process to “snapback” United Nations sanctions over Iran over its nuclear program