Politics & Government News

2:55 PM on Monday, August 10

President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, has been sworn in as attorney general after a bruising confirmation fight that exposed bipartisan concerns about the Justice Department’s direction under the Republican president

2:40 PM on Monday, August 10

2:34 PM on Monday, August 10

President Donald Trump has extended a waiver for 90 days, allowing foreign ships to transport goods among U.S. ports

1:42 PM on Monday, August 10

Russia’s highest court has ordered the only party opposing the Kremlin’s military action in Ukraine to be removed from the ballot in next month’s parliamentary election

12:19 PM on Monday, August 10

10:14 AM on Monday, August 10

Voters in four of Alabama’s seven congressional districts will select U.S. House nominees Tuesday under a new map that eliminates one of the state’s two majority-Black districts currently represented by Democrats

9:08 AM on Monday, August 10

Fresh on the heels of Abdul El-Sayed’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary win in Michigan, Wisconsin voters will decide another high-profile clash between the party’s establishment and progressive wings in a gubernatorial primary on Tuesday

8:57 AM on Monday, August 10

Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive U.S. Senate primary Tuesday in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections

8:39 AM on Monday, August 10

Two veteran Democratic incumbents in Connecticut face strong challenges in a state primary on Tuesday

8:23 AM on Monday, August 10

Vermont Democrats will try on Tuesday to do something they’ve been unable to do in five previous attempts: nominate a gubernatorial candidate who can beat Republican Gov. Phil Scott

7:54 AM on Monday, August 10

Ten Republicans will compete in a special primary election Tuesday in South Carolina to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the state’s general election ballot

7:50 AM on Monday, August 10

Count Binface, a comic candidate known for wearing a garbage can on his head, is making waves in a British special election

7:37 AM on Monday, August 10

Democratic New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs as she decides her next political moves

5:05 AM on Monday, August 10

A Ugandan statesman is in the race to become the next secretary-general of the United Nations, the latest entrant in a contest that includes six others who want to succeed Antonio Guterres at the end of this year

1:33 AM on Monday, August 10

New Zealand’s Electoral Commission has launched a campaign urging citizens to register to vote or update their details

12:07 AM on Monday, August 10

Congressional Democrats say they are investigating the Trump administration’s efforts to deport military service members and their families

6:12 PM on Sunday, August 9

President Donald Trump says Will Scharf will be the new White House counsel, replacing David Warrington

1:45 PM on Sunday, August 9

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Israel’s prime minister is rejecting President Donald Trump’s announced deal for Gaza and says Israeli forces won’t withdraw from the Palestinian territory until Hamas disarms

3:06 AM on Sunday, August 9

Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected ASEAN's call for the unconditional release of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi