Politics & Government News

2:11 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Iran has granted its commanders more autonomy over militias in Iraq, allowing some to act without Tehran’s approval

12:41 AM on Tuesday, April 21

The prospect of a second round of talks was uncertain Tuesday after Iran’s chief negotiator would not negotiate in the face of threats

12:24 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden received the Champion of Writers Award from the Authors Guild

12:03 AM on Tuesday, April 21

Virginia voters are deciding on a mid-decade redistricting plan that could help Democrats gain four more U.S. House seats

9:04 PM on Monday, April 20

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he survived a vote on his leadership among his own party’s lawmakers, after recent slumps in the polls prompted speculation he might be ousted

7:03 PM on Monday, April 20

Kevin Warsh is taking another step toward his decade-long goal of winning the top job at the Federal Reserve by appearing at a hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday

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

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3:51 PM on Monday, April 20

Mexico's government says a Canadian tourist has been killed and 13 other people injured when a man with a gun opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids

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

2:04 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

8:41 AM on Monday, April 20

There is a case to be made that Pope Leo XIV found his voice on his epic and ongoing trip through Africa

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