Politics & Government News

5:07 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

4:46 PM on Tuesday, August 4

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

4:27 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

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

2:46 PM on Tuesday, August 4

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

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

1:48 PM 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

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

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

6:34 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

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

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