Politics & Government News

12:08 AM on Tuesday, June 16

U.S. allies are proposing a naval mission to ensure safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz

12:08 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Voters in Washington, D.C. are heading to the polls to select party candidates for mayor and congressional delegate

12:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern of Oklahoma is hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat once held by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin

12:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day together

12:02 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Alabama voters are deciding party nominations for an open U.S. Senate seat

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 16

An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries

Tuesday, June 16

Voters in the San Francisco Bay Area congressional district formerly represented by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell are casting ballots to decide who will replace him

9:33 PM on Monday, June 15

Former state lawmaker Jim Marchant has won the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state

8:51 PM on Monday, June 15

Republicans on Capitol Hill say they need more information about the agreement between the United States and Iran announced Sunday by President Donald Trump

6:40 PM on Monday, June 15

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America

6:34 PM on Monday, June 15

Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded

5:03 PM on Monday, June 15

A key platform that Cubans in the U.S. use to send money and goods to relatives in Cuba has stopped operations

3:28 PM on Monday, June 15

A top Alaska elections official has ruled that a U.S. Senate candidate with the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is ineligible to appear on the state’s August primary ballot

3:07 PM on Monday, June 15

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Justice Department is investigating him and his wife, accusing the Trump administration of targeting him for political purposes as he weighs a presidential bid

11:30 AM on Monday, June 15

UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success

11:18 AM on Monday, June 15

Michigan State has lost its president and athletic director weeks apart and now faces a leadership crisis

9:01 AM on Monday, June 15

Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral has a new organ, giving the 700-year-old building a proper instrument for services and concerts

7:57 AM on Monday, June 15

Bay Area voters previously represented by Democratic former congressman Eric Swalwell will narrow down a field of nearly a dozen candidates hoping to replace him in a special primary on Tuesday

3:08 AM on Monday, June 15

Hong Kong has launched a public consultation for its first five-year plan in a politically symbolic step that brings it closer to mainland China’s development approach

9:56 PM on Sunday, June 14

A Russian bombardment of Ukraine's biggest cities has set ablaze part of an Eastern Orthodox landmark and killed 11 people