Politics & Government News

6:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Brazil's government reduces its diplomatic presence in Argentina after renewed attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

6:04 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A 73-year-old retired nurse spoke her native Tibetan all her life but never learned to write it — until now

5:49 PM on Tuesday, August 4

4:47 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Lawyers for a former Olympian charged with damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool say that the Justice Department knew or should have known for weeks that its case was flawed

4:11 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Authorities say they have arrested a man who was walking the grounds and appeared to be monitoring security planning at President Donald Trump’s California golf course two days ahead of the president’s visit

3:24 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Capybaras have been making surprise visits to a Brazilian state legislature

2:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump

1:27 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections

11:46 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Springdale is a small town near Pittsburgh that is facing tensions over immigration enforcement and a new data center

11:04 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her third child and first daughter

10:48 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts

10:09 AM on Tuesday, August 4

The House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller

9:03 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Rep. Wesley Bell has won the Democratic primary in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District against former Rep. Cori Bush

4:18 AM on Tuesday, August 4

President Donald Trump is making a rare visit to California and Nevada to try to draw contrasts with Democrats on the economy and other issues

3:34 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote

9:03 PM on Monday, August 3

Michigan Democrats have voted in a closely watched U.S. Senate primary contest between U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed

9:02 PM on Monday, August 3

U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell has won a rematch in a Democratic primary against former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush

9:01 PM on Monday, August 3

Federal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at a New Jersey immigration jail

9:01 PM on Monday, August 3

Virginia Democrats picked establishment candidates to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November

9:01 PM on Monday, August 3

Democrats face a significant challenge in Michigan's Senate primary, with U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens competing against progressive Abdul El-Sayed