Politics & Government News

6:27 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A Missouri judge has rejected bid to let voters decide whether to use new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump

5:20 PM on Wednesday, August 19

A Missouri court has rejected a request to let voters decide in November whether to make it harder for lawmakers to change laws enacted by citizen initiatives

5:14 PM on Wednesday, August 19

The national debt has surpassed a record $40 trillion, highlighting the impact of defense costs, social programs, and interest on the deficit

4:57 PM on Wednesday, August 19

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4:54 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Dr. Erica Schwartz, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is promising to advocate for the agency while addressing staff burnout and understaffing issues

4:31 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network

2:35 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy

2:30 PM on Wednesday, August 19

Normally quiet, the bond market can occasionally send warning signals loud enough to hit stock markets worldwide and even grab the attention of U.S. presidents and other world leaders

2:30 PM on Wednesday, August 19

President Donald Trump played White House tour guide, showcasing his construction projects, including a new helipad and ballroom

12:31 PM on Wednesday, August 19

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

10:16 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Florida Democratic voters have delivered an upset by nominating democratic socialist state Rep. Angie Nixon over moderate Alex Vindman, a former national security official

9:40 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The Kennedy Center has told a federal court it won't try to restore Donald Trump's name to the building facade before at least Sept. 8

9:24 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Florida Republicans have settled on Byron Donalds, a congressman, as their candidate for governor, and that now makes eight Black major party nominees for governors this year

7:58 AM on Wednesday, August 19

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration

7:51 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The Justice Department is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey and says there's "no serious dispute” that a social media post of seashells he made could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump

5:33 AM on Wednesday, August 19

The International Criminal Court has criticized new U.S. sanctions on its senior staff as a “flagrant attack” on its independence

4:27 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola have advanced to November’s general election

1:57 AM on Wednesday, August 19

Jason Arday, who was once celebrated as Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, was found dead last week after weeks of news stories presenting evidence that he was a plagiarist and fabulist

8:53 PM on Tuesday, August 18

North Korea says the U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea doesn't change what it views as the provocative nature of the drills

12:57 PM on Sunday, August 16

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help Colombia recover from a devastating earthquake