Politics & Government News

1:00 PM on Tuesday, July 7

Senate Republican leaders have spoken to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell as he remains in the hospital

10:51 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has been arrested on drug possession charges in Alabama after police say they pulled him over for erratic driving and found marijuana and meth in his vehicle

10:30 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a new artificial intelligence law in Illinois, inspired by similar legislation in California and New York

10:26 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority

9:52 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Texas lawmakers are considering banning foreign nationals from using surrogates in the state, raising concerns about immigration and birthright citizenship

9:36 AM on Tuesday, July 7

The owner of Washington’s NBA and NHL teams received a letter from the chair of the House Select Committee on China asking him to cut ties with Alibaba, the Chinese tech giant that has gone to court to dispute the Pentagon’s designation of the corporation as a “Chinese military company.”

9:20 AM on Tuesday, July 7

The former mayor of Mississippi’s capital city and a former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme

9:16 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed constitutional amendments that abolish direct presidential elections and extend his tenure

7:53 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Kazakhstan’s top court has ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev can seek another seven years in office after a referendum on the constitution reset term limits for the office

7:48 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has suspended the transition process with President Gustavo Petro

6:36 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's immigration agencies have shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government

6:11 AM on Tuesday, July 7

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by a conservative activist to obtain guardianship records in an effort to find ineligible voters in the presidential battleground state

5:40 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A government-appointed county commissioner in South Sudan’s oil-rich Jonglei State has been killed by opposition forces, the government says

5:18 AM on Tuesday, July 7

5:18 AM on Tuesday, July 7

4:16 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel plans to deliver a strong message in Tel Aviv about U_S_-Israeli relations being "at a crossroads."

2:03 AM on Tuesday, July 7

A new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for Israel, after decades of bipartisan backing

12:54 AM on Tuesday, July 7

Explosions have rocked Syria’s capital as France’s president is visiting, and the Interior Ministry says at least 18 people were wounded

9:30 PM on Monday, July 6

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto have sealed a major defense deal, allowing Jakarta to acquire Indian BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles

1:09 PM on Monday, July 6

Politico reports that a woman has accused Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault