Politics & Government News

4:46 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a halt on approving new data centers in Texas

3:44 PM on Tuesday, August 4

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online with claims that identification will be required to shop there

3:12 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots

3:01 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Lawmakers in Mississippi have taken the first steps toward potentially redrawing the state's legislative, congressional, and judicial districts

2:54 PM on Tuesday, August 4

An oil spill from a grounded sanctioned tanker off Oman is expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and spreading far out to sea

2:17 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress

1:50 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects

12:55 PM on Tuesday, August 4

President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch could disrupt the historical significance of many sites near its planned location

12:17 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Iran and the Gulf Arab state of Oman have made progress toward a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a potential breakthrough that could help wind down the war in the Middle East

11:38 AM on Tuesday, August 4

President Donald Trump's administration has informed Congress that it intends to close five smaller U.S. embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions in Africa, Asia and the Western Hemisphere

10:54 AM on Tuesday, August 4

An association of thousands of FBI agents is backing a lawsuit filed by three bureau employees who were fired last year for their roles in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election

10:23 AM on Tuesday, August 4

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory

9:00 AM on Tuesday, August 4

8:45 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

8:44 AM on Tuesday, August 4

7:21 AM on Tuesday, August 4

French and British teams have rescued 157 migrants trying to cross the Channel after their boat's engine caught fire

1:07 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Young protesters in India achieved a rare political victory by forcing the resignation of the education minister

1:04 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa

12:01 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Social media rumors sparked a migration surge from Morocco to Spain's territory of Ceuta

11:13 AM on Thursday, July 16