Politics & Government News

3:00 PM on Wednesday, October 8

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, originally scheduled for next week in Chicago, has been relocated to Florida because of unrest linked to the immigration crackdown in the city, according to a person familiar with the decision

2:42 PM on Wednesday, October 8

France's outgoing prime minister says he expects President Emmanuel Macron will name his replacement in 48 hours

2:36 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff says he raised more than $12 million from July through September

2:23 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Leaders of the Republican Party of Texas are meeting at the state Capitol this weekend to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders believe aren't conservative enough to be called Republicans

2:19 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Federal data shows a significant drop in international student arrivals in the U.S. this August, down 19% compared to last year

2:17 PM on Wednesday, October 8

1:57 PM on Wednesday, October 8

President Daniel Noboa’s Cabinet has denounced protesters who threw rocks at his motorcade, calling it an assassination attempt

1:50 PM on Wednesday, October 8

The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce as part of a new contingency plan

1:34 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Bari Weiss has been unflinchingly critical of mainstream news outlets

1:33 PM on Wednesday, October 8

Youth-led protests in the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar are continuing for a third week in the most significant unrest in the country in years

12:29 PM on Wednesday, October 8

10:49 AM on Wednesday, October 8

France says Iran has released a teenage French-German cyclist who disappeared in June while riding across the country

10:32 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a state visit to Tajikistan, a three-day trip that includes a series of meetings with leaders of other nations that once were part of the Soviet Union

10:20 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Joan Kennedy has died

10:16 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson says he is running for a U.S. House seat representing Memphis, challenging longtime Democratic congressman Steve Cohen to represent the majority-Black city in a contest of youth versus experience

8:29 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump

6:06 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Senior officials from the United States, Qatar and Israel have joined the third day of talks between Israel and Hamas in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh

4:23 AM on Wednesday, October 8

The outgoing French prime minister says that he expects President Emmanuel Macron to name his replacement in the next 48 hours

12:05 AM on Wednesday, October 8

Former FBI Director James Comey has pleaded not guilty in a criminal case that has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump

12:02 AM on Wednesday, October 8

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight