Politics & Government News

1:40 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution authorizing new steps to ensure that perpetrators of crimes against peacekeepers face justice

1:37 PM on Tuesday, June 23

For the 10th time, the Senate will vote on a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran

1:26 PM on Tuesday, June 23

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the United Arab Emirates on the first leg of a three-nation tour of Gulf countries aimed at easing their concerns about the result of an agreement intended to end the war with Iran

1:05 PM on Tuesday, June 23

President Donald Trump says six people have been arrested for damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which Trump recently ordered to be painted what he calls “American Flag Blue.”

12:53 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The U.S. government has slapped additional sanctions on Cuban companies that are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis

12:34 PM on Tuesday, June 23

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers

11:21 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury

10:41 AM on Tuesday, June 23

A judge has ruled that the U.S. government cannot stop people enrolled in the biggest food aid program from using benefits to buy candy and soda

10:31 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes

10:20 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Supreme Court has ruled that Exxon Mobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power

9:43 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The Rev. Al Sharpton is putting final touches on a new Harlem headquarters for his National Action Network organization

8:59 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Iran's president is in Pakistan to talk with mediators as negotiations between Tehran and Washington proceed on ending the war

5:01 AM on Tuesday, June 23

A Taliban delegation has met in Brussels with European Union staff for closed-door talks focusing on deportations, according to a Taliban official

4:36 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour Party leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks

3:50 AM on Tuesday, June 23

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites

12:08 AM on Tuesday, June 23

President Donald Trump is headed to a battleground congressional district in swing state Pennsylvania on Tuesday to tour a Mack Truck facility

12:02 AM on Tuesday, June 23

South Carolina voters are returning to the polls to finalize the Republican nominee for governor in a runoff election

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 23

Maryland Democrats are choosing their U.S. House nominees in contentious primaries, including a crowded race to replace retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer

7:20 PM on Monday, June 22

The top U.S. auto regulator has opened an investigation after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside

8:22 AM on Friday, June 12