Politics & Government News

12:42 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals

12:38 PM on Wednesday, June 24

A federal judge has permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections

10:30 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Iván Cepeda has conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump

10:14 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Thousands of African immigrants are leaving South Africa because of a rise in anti-migration anger that sparked attacks against foreigners

9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 24

8:52 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and several other people have been charged in a federal indictment in connection with alleged bribery scheme involving a city contract

8:35 AM on Wednesday, June 24

President Donald Trump has ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans by abruptly canceling his signing of a bipartisan measure to make housing more affordable

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Democratic congressional primary results in New York City are accelerating the party's debate over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

6:49 AM on Wednesday, June 24

President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump

5:07 AM on Wednesday, June 24

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 4 in 10 U_S_ adults feel “proud” about the country's 250th anniversary, while about 3 in 10 feel “excited.”

4:17 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Andy Burnham is closer to becoming Britain’s next prime minister without a contest

3:51 AM on Wednesday, June 24

Authorities based in eastern Libya have banned entry for people from four nearby African countries, a move meant to stem the influx of migrants

1:09 AM on Wednesday, June 24

The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency signaled that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, a key component in the interim U.S.-Iran deal to reach an end to the war

12:56 AM on Wednesday, June 24

U.S. Representatives Steny Hoyer and Jerrold Nadler are retiring in January, but they are passing the torch to former aides who won the Democratic primaries to replace them

12:03 AM on Wednesday, June 24

President Donald Trump has called off a signing ceremony for a housing bill at the U.S. Capitol

9:02 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Kennedy dynasty won’t be returning to Congress next year

12:02 AM on Tuesday, June 23

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has successfully backed three allies in Democratic U.S. House primaries