Politics & Government News

10:31 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A mixed-reality exhibit celebrating Ohlone culture has launched at University of California Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science

10:31 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A lawsuit filed on behalf of students and community organizations in Massachusetts argues the state is illegally maintaining schools that are racially segregated, concentrating Black and Latino students in high-poverty districts with fewer opportunities

10:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Barney Frank has died

9:36 AM on Wednesday, May 20

President Donald Trump has returned to the U.S. Coast Guard Academy to give the commencement address at the Connecticut school

6:58 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Barney Frank has died

6:01 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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Polish officials have welcomed U.S. statements clarifying that the decision not to deploy 4,000 U.S. troops to Poland is temporary

5:02 AM on Wednesday, May 20

George Soros’ Open Society Foundations pledged $300 million Wednesday to initiatives it says will defend democratic rights and advance economic security in the U.S. over the next five years

4:44 AM on Wednesday, May 20

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has released its annual list of the most endangered historic places in the United States

3:48 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A small but growing group of Republican lawmakers is showing independence from President Donald Trump

2:27 AM on Wednesday, May 20

Lithuania's president and prime minister have been taken to safe locations after a suspected drone was detected near the country's border with Belarus

2:23 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A knife attack at a restaurant in Shanghai has injured three people including two Japanese citizens

2:06 AM on Wednesday, May 20

A new poll finds that Republicans are unhappier with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy than they were a few months ago, but they’re largely continuing to stand behind him as the war with Iran continues

1:41 AM on Wednesday, May 20

In New Delhi, some auto-rickshaws are now displaying images of U_S_ President Donald Trump with the slogan “Happy Birthday America!”

9:10 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have hailed their strategic ties and energy trade during a meeting in Beijing

9:01 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Thomas Massie, a Republican congressman from Kentucky, has lost his primary bid for reelection

9:06 PM on Monday, May 18

The possibility that the Justice Department could indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro is pushing U.S. relations with the communist-run island to the foreground