Politics & Government News

6:55 PM on Monday, April 20

The Justice Department has filed a complaint against Washington, D.C., and its water authority for a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River

5:43 PM on Monday, April 20

The U.S. Justice Department has demanded hundreds of thousands of ballots and related records from the Detroit area from the 2024 election

5:22 PM on Monday, April 20

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet after multiple allegations of abusing her position, including an affair with a subordinate and drinking on the job

5:00 PM on Monday, April 20

Peru’s electoral tribunal has set a deadline for officials to finish counting votes and name the candidates advancing to the second round of the presidential election

4:33 PM on Monday, April 20

Another Democrat is exiting the crowded contest for California governor

3:52 PM on Monday, April 20

Former Hawaii Gov. George R

3:51 PM on Monday, April 20

Mexico's government says one Canadian tourist has been killed and six other people injured when a man with a gun opened fire at the historic Teotihuacán pyramids

3:41 PM on Monday, April 20

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has announced one-time funding to implement the SUN Bucks program this summer

3:01 PM on Monday, April 20

A Pennsylvania court has ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion

2:34 PM on Monday, April 20

Cuba’s government is confirming that it recently met with U.S. officials on the island

2:13 PM on Monday, April 20

The Justice Department has subpoenaed several witnesses to testify before a federal grand jury in Washington as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan

2:04 PM on Monday, April 20

Animal welfare activists converged outside of Wisconsin Gov_ Tony Evers’ Capitol office on Monday, chanting “Free the dogs!”

1:37 PM on Monday, April 20

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she was unaware of any collaboration between the U.S. and local authorities in Chihuahua after four officials died in an accident over the weekend

11:58 AM on Monday, April 20

FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick, contending its article posted last week that talked about his alleged excessive drinking was a “malicious hit piece.”

11:13 AM on Monday, April 20

Spain has launched a mass legalization measure for migrants, allowing them to apply in-person for legal status

8:34 AM on Monday, April 20

Virginia voters will consider a ballot measure Tuesday that would give the Democratic-majority legislature temporary power to redraw the state’s congressional districts

3:02 AM on Monday, April 20

U.S. President Donald Trump is giving mixed messages about the path ahead for the U.S. war with Iran

12:06 AM on Monday, April 20

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer acknowledges he made a mistake appointing Peter Mandelson as U.K. ambassador to Washington

12:02 AM on Monday, April 20

Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief

3:00 PM on Sunday, April 19

A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down has launched