Politics & Government News

5:39 AM on Wednesday, May 27

A group led by a Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines has launched a fact-finding body to document accounts of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drugs crackdown

2:08 AM on Wednesday, May 27

The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and others to Mexico, where they face cartel violence and limited legal options

10:59 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter

8:25 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A person familiar with the matter says Canada has reached a deal to export liquefied natural gas to Germany from a planned Pacific Coast terminal

6:45 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The head of Puerto Rico’s key economic development agency has announced his resignation and criticized the administration of Jenniffer González, accusing it of interfering in his work

5:39 PM on Tuesday, May 26

A global heritage foundation that works to improve conditions at famous archaeological sites has offered to work with Peruvian authorities on the famed Machu Picchu, where tourists often face hours of lines, overcrowding and unreliable local transportation

5:38 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Southern Poverty Law Center says a Justice Department indictment against the group is part of a “top-down” campaign of retribution against President Donald Trump’s perceived political enemies and represents a vindictive prosecution that must be dismissed

5:31 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout

5:06 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Canadian government says travelers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, while immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on applications from Congo, South Sudan and Uganda

2:13 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Supreme Court is siding with President Donald Trump's administration in a lawsuit over speech restrictions on immigration judges that raised questions about the rights of federal workers

1:18 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro had a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, once again leaning on his family's connection with the U.S. leader as he seeks to bolster his presidential bid after receiving millions from disgraced banker Daniel Vorcaro

1:17 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media

1:12 PM on Tuesday, May 26

The South Carolina Senate has rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional districts in hopes Republicans could gain an extra seat

1:04 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures

12:57 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Authorities have confirmed that one person died and 9 others remain unaccounted for after a chemical tank imploded at a pulp and paper mill in Washington state

12:25 PM on Tuesday, May 26

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate primary race

9:26 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump insists a peace deal is close on the 88th day of the Iran war

6:17 AM on Tuesday, May 26

The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts

5:32 AM on Tuesday, May 26

President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams

12:02 AM on Tuesday, May 26

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate