Politics & Government News

4:42 PM on Monday, August 3

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to halt a $656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities in a lawsuit filed by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Israel

4:25 PM on Monday, August 3

Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February

3:19 PM on Monday, August 3

More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families

3:07 PM on Monday, August 3

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” meant for his political allies

2:57 PM on Monday, August 3

A left-leaning group is spending $6 million to organize Latino voters in Texas

2:41 PM on Monday, August 3

Capital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering

11:04 AM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can proceed with building a border wall through a levee system in a small Texas town

10:44 AM on Monday, August 3

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election

10:36 AM on Monday, August 3

A court case has opened challenging South Africa’s new law that allows the government to seize private land

10:31 AM on Monday, August 3

Virginia residents will vote in a statewide primary on Tuesday to choose nominees for U.S. Senate and U.S. House

8:54 AM on Monday, August 3

Kansas Republicans will narrow down a crowded field for governor in a state primary Tuesday as they look to retake the state’s top office after eight years of Democratic rule

8:32 AM on Monday, August 3

Michigan voters will decide a competitive Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in a contest that will have major implications for control of the chamber next year

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8:24 AM on Monday, August 3

St. Louis-area congressman Wesley Bell faces a Democratic primary rematch Tuesday with former congresswoman Cori Bush, who lost the seat to Bell in 2024

4:57 AM on Monday, August 3

The U.S. Pacific Command chief, Admiral Samuel Paparo, is warning that coercive actions by China and others are challenging regional stability in the Indo-Pacific

2:57 AM on Monday, August 3

The government of Liechtenstein says a cyberattack was made on a register of people behind companies and foundations in the wealthy principality

12:05 AM on Monday, August 3

President Donald Trump says new talks with Iran are the “last chance” for Tehran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country

11:26 PM on Sunday, August 2

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department say they will vote to advance his nomination

9:51 AM on Sunday, August 2

Israel has shared serious security concerns with the White House about a proposed disarmament deal with Hamas