Politics & Government News

6:45 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The head of Puerto Rico’s key economic development agency has announced his resignation and criticized the administration of Jenniffer González, accusing it of interfering in his work

5:39 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A global heritage foundation that works to improve conditions at famous archaeological sites has offered to work with Peruvian authorities on the famed Machu Picchu, where tourists often face hours of lines, overcrowding and unreliable local transportation

5:38 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed

5:06 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

3:01 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court has rejected a push to avoid a lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed young users, a decision that comes as social media companies increasingly face legal scrutiny

2:35 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Graham Platner began Memorial Day weekend by releasing an ad on the cable station that airs Boston Red Sox games accusing team owners of ruining the storied franchise

2:13 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court is siding with President Donald Trump's administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions on immigration judges that raised questions about the rights of federal workers

1:19 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Attorneys say a woman fired by an Indiana university over her Facebook post criticizing Charlie Kirk will receive $225,000 in a legal settlement

1:18 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro had a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, once again leaning on his family's connection with the U.S. leader as he seeks to bolster his presidential bid after receiving millions from disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro

1:17 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media

1:12 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The South Carolina Senate has rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional districts in hopes Republicans could gain an extra seat

1:04 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures

1:01 PM on Tuesday, May 26

President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country

10:39 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar says he will set up committees to investigate alleged misconduct by Viktor Orbán's previous government

10:26 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court has rejected Florida’s long shot attempt to sue California and Washington over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don’t speak English and are not authorized to be in the United States

10:04 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Federal judges have temporarily blocked Alabama’s plan to use new congressional districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections

9:57 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The leader of Africa’s most developed economy is facing impeachment proceedings

9:34 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Senegal’s National Assembly has elected ousted Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko as parliament speaker and defied President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who fired him days earlier

9:26 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war

5:32 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams