Politics & Government News

4:33 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci's private COVID-era diary became a focal point in a Senate hearing led by Sen. Rand Paul

4:05 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Italy’s highest court has ruled that children born with both Italian and another citizenship do not automatically lose their Italian citizenship if a parent naturalizes abroad

4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A federal judge is concerned that the Trump administration has violated a court order by transferring several incarcerated transgender women to a segregated prison unit

3:30 PM on Wednesday, July 29

A judge in Wisconsin has ruled that voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state’s primary election are not allowed to void those and request a new one

3:08 PM on Wednesday, July 29

2:39 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Hundreds of migrants are swimming from Morocco to the Spanish territory of Ceuta, overwhelming border security

2:14 PM on Wednesday, July 29

The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination

1:38 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Stephen Colbert has received an “anti-censorship” award from the Before Columbus Foundation

11:57 AM on Wednesday, July 29

11:12 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Sen. Lindsey Graham is being buried in South Carolina, where a funeral in the state capital drew people who remembered him for never forgetting his roots as the son of pool hall owners

10:51 AM on Wednesday, July 29

U.S. and Saudi strikes against Iran-allied factions in Iraq have put the Iraqi government in a delicate position

10:49 AM on Wednesday, July 29

President Donald Trump and his administration are asking the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E

9:56 AM on Wednesday, July 29

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has emphasized that resolving Cyprus' ethnic division is crucial for regional stability

9:13 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Kosovo authorities are excavating part of a village after discovering human remains believed to be from the 1998-1999 war in what was then a Serbian province

8:28 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic

7:55 AM on Wednesday, July 29

Kavinsky, the French electro-pop composer known for the track "Nightcall" from the movie "Drive," has died at 50

7:19 AM on Wednesday, July 29

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledges to fix the "broken" social care system

6:30 AM on Wednesday, July 29

The U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player as the midterm elections approach

12:01 AM on Wednesday, July 29

More progressive Americans are swearing off traditional media

12:16 AM on Tuesday, July 28

Democrats casting in-person absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s chaotic Democratic primary for governor are divided over whether a democratic socialist can win in the swing state’s general election