Politics & Government News

12:55 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Tehran has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal, insisting on a permanent end to the war

12:39 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state

12:20 AM on Tuesday, April 7

The King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge linking Saudi Arabia to the island kingdom of Bahrain, closed early Tuesday over threats from Iranian attacks

12:08 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Democrats are hoping to increase liberal control of the state Supreme Court in battleground Wisconsin in an election that has focused largely on abortion rights as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues also await

12:07 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Republican Clay Fuller faces Democrat Shawn Harris in a special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

12:02 AM on Tuesday, April 7

Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun is heading to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she calls a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control

12:01 AM on Tuesday, April 7

President Donald Trump has extended a deadline for Iran to cut a deal or open the Strait of Hormuz from Monday to Tuesday

9:25 PM on Monday, April 6

Authorities in British Columbia have urged people to stay away from a rock face above a highway in the Canadian province where a Volkswagen Beetle shell was suspended in an apparent prank by engineering students

6:58 PM on Monday, April 6

In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime

6:06 PM on Monday, April 6

4:34 PM on Monday, April 6

The city of Minneapolis has released a video showing a chase and a scuffle that ended in a nonfatal shooting in January

4:23 PM on Monday, April 6

4:11 PM on Monday, April 6

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents has scheduled a Tuesday vote to consider firing the system’s president, who refused their offer to quietly resign because he said no reason had been given for the surprise ouster

4:08 PM on Monday, April 6

Two years ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a plan to save declining salmon, partnering with the Winnemem Wintu Tribe to reintroduce endangered winter-run Chinook to the cold waters upstream of Lake Shasta

4:00 PM on Monday, April 6

The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students

3:54 PM on Monday, April 6

An appellate court has ruled that Iowa can fully enforce a law restricting instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation in schools up to sixth grade

3:34 PM on Monday, April 6

The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man F-15E fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran

10:02 AM on Monday, April 6

President Donald Trump is endorsing Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a wide-open race

1:19 AM on Monday, April 6

U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz

1:04 AM on Monday, April 6

President Donald Trump has expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his Tuesday ultimatum approaches