Politics & Government News

11:02 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A New York City reporter says a former aide to Mayor Eric Adams gave her a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event

10:04 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza

7:01 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Brazil’s federal police say messages found on the telephone of former President Jair Bolsonaro show he once wanted to flee to Argentina and request political asylum

6:59 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A fire has broke out on the USS New Orleans vessel off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, leaving two sailors with minor injuries

6:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Texas House gives initial approval to new maps that would create up to 5 more winnable congressional seats for the GOP

6:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city, alleging that her dismissal by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by a smear campaign

4:48 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 20

Dignitaries at a steel-cutting ceremony in Finland have marked the start of work on a new Canadian icebreaker to be named the Polar Max and aimed at bolstering Arctic defense

4:23 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence says it will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually

2:16 PM on Wednesday, August 20

At least 13 people allegedly involved in the killing of two members of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada’s staff in May have been arrested for their alleged roles in what authorities described as a meticulously planned hit on two people close to the capital’s leader

1:41 PM on Wednesday, August 20

The Trump administration’s announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former national security officials was hardly an isolated act

1:37 PM on Wednesday, August 20

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts

11:18 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Belarus and Iran signed have new agreements to boost bilateral ties in areas including defense

11:12 AM on Wednesday, August 20

President Donald Trump has expanded his law-enforcement crackdown in Washington, D

11:09 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook late Wednesday said she wouldn’t leave her post after Trump on social media called on her to resign over an accusation from one his officials that she committed mortgage fraud

8:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

A funeral has been held in Italy for a young Palestinian woman who died there after being evacuated from Gaza

8:34 AM on Wednesday, August 20

The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives has passed a redrawn congressional map that creates up to five new winnable GOP seats in Congress

5:55 AM on Wednesday, August 20

Israel has given final approval for a controversial settlement project that would effectively cut the occupied West Bank in two

8:00 PM on Tuesday, August 19

8:00 PM on Monday, August 18