Politics & Government News

2:54 PM on Tuesday, July 14

More than 30 mail ballots in Nevada’s June primary election were not counted because they were sent to the wrong office

2:39 PM on Tuesday, July 14

Israel’s parliament has passed two laws that will effectively allow the continued exemption of ultra-Orthodox men from serving in the military

2:27 PM on Tuesday, July 14

A federal judge in Miami has awarded $314 million to three Americans jailed and allegedly tortured in Venezuela before being freed in a 2023 prisoner swap

11:56 AM on Tuesday, July 14

A gold trader who admitted conspiring with a Turkish bank to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions has been sentenced to time served

8:05 AM on Tuesday, July 14

6:05 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Four countries are taking significant steps toward joining the European Union

5:47 AM on Tuesday, July 14

The United Nations’ refugee agency says it is investigating reports that two boats carrying members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority have capsized in the Bay of Bengal

12:16 AM on Tuesday, July 14

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One

12:05 AM on Tuesday, July 14

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers

12:01 AM on Tuesday, July 14

President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months

8:02 PM on Monday, July 13

El Salvador's ruling party has ratified President Nayib Bukele’s candidacy for the February presidential elections

6:25 PM on Monday, July 13

Four Democratic U_S_ Congress members have described the energy embargo on Cuba as a “silent Gaza.”

5:15 PM on Monday, July 13

Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Sara Rodriguez says she discovered her campaign has hundreds of thousands dollars less cash than she thought after campaign ads slated to run last week did not air due to unpaid invoices

5:05 PM on Monday, July 13

Lindsey Graham played a role in the Senate that won’t easily be filled

4:30 PM on Monday, July 13

Darline Graham Nordone has been appointed to fill the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, who died over the weekend

3:22 PM on Monday, July 13

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death on Saturday night fueled baseless speculation on social media that his passing was the result of a criminal action

12:48 PM on Monday, July 13

Minnesota prosecutors have obtained key evidence in their investigations into the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti

11:59 AM on Monday, July 13

A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for possible disciplinary action

8:46 AM on Monday, July 13

President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway

12:06 AM on Monday, July 13

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate