Politics & Government News

4:05 AM on Friday, July 31

Myanmar’s president marked his government’s first 100 days in office on Friday with a speech defending his record and outlining a five-year road map for his administration

4:00 AM on Friday, July 31

Missouri voters are deciding on a measure that could make it much harder to amend the state constitution

2:47 AM on Friday, July 31

The European Union has introduced a new team to regulate AI companies globally

9:26 PM on Thursday, July 30

9:01 PM on Thursday, July 30

Democrats are trying to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump is a major threat

5:43 PM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza

5:07 PM on Thursday, July 30

Representatives from the Trail Blazers met with Portland city councilors to discuss a new lease and the commitment of public funds to renovate the aging Moda Center

3:17 PM on Thursday, July 30

Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend

3:00 PM on Thursday, July 30

2:47 PM on Thursday, July 30

2:47 PM on Thursday, July 30

Voter registration has started in Haiti’s capital and beyond, marking a critical milestone in the push for general elections even as concerns over widespread gang violence persist

2:02 PM on Thursday, July 30

The New Mexico attorney general is asking a judge to prevent the state child welfare agency from removing children from the U.S., absent a court order

12:14 PM on Thursday, July 30

One of Scouting America’s biggest gatherings has eliminated dedicated spaces for gay youth, women and scouts of color as the organization faces pressure from the Pentagon to pull back diversity efforts

11:36 AM on Thursday, July 30

Mandela Barnes has dropped out of the Democratic primary for Wisconsin governor

11:35 AM on Thursday, July 30

Argentine President Javier Milei has signed an emergency decree allowing the government to deny entry to or expel foreigners who incite discrimination or violence against Argentines

11:25 AM on Thursday, July 30

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond

8:29 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says he may withdraw and delay Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general until Republican senators who are seeking concessions from the top prosecutor leave office

5:34 AM on Thursday, July 30

President Donald Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general until Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis leave office

5:30 AM on Thursday, July 30

Spain is deploying its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants entered the Spanish territory

10:15 AM on Monday, July 20