Politics & Government News

5:34 PM on Monday, August 17

Nevada cattle ranchers are battling the federal government over grazing rights on public lands

5:31 PM on Monday, August 17

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is pitching a plan to help shield local police officers who make immigration arrests from possible financial consequences if they are accused of on-duty misconduct

5:27 PM on Monday, August 17

A teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the coast of California have been reunited as President Donald Trump honored both as heroes

2:25 PM on Monday, August 17

The Justice Department has finalized a rule that will pave the way for people who’ve been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated

12:23 PM on Monday, August 17

9:01 AM on Monday, August 17

Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term

9:00 AM on Monday, August 17

The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents

8:55 AM on Monday, August 17

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reportedly exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff

8:37 AM on Monday, August 17

Wyoming voters will choose nominees for an unusually high number of open-seat races in a state primary Tuesday

8:11 AM on Monday, August 17

Alaska voters will narrow down a long list of contenders for a competitive U.S. Senate seat that’s expected to play a pivotal role in determining which party will hold a majority in the chamber next year

7:15 AM on Monday, August 17

Four months after Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell resigned amid sexual assault allegations that torpedoed his campaign for California governor, his former Bay Area constituents will pick a replacement Tuesday to serve out the rest of his term

6:44 AM on Monday, August 17

South Korea has expressed hopes for resumption of diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea to ease animosities on the Korean Peninsula

6:00 AM on Monday, August 17

5:37 AM on Monday, August 17

Iran says it's working to finalize a joint statement with Oman on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz

4:48 AM on Monday, August 17

A marathon meeting between U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left the fate of the Gaza ceasefire unclear

3:03 AM on Monday, August 17

The Trump administration says it is seeking to expand its lethal campaign of bombing boats off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts onto land

2:57 AM on Monday, August 17

The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government embarked on an official visit to Russia to hold talks with President Vladimir Putin

12:07 AM on Monday, August 17

Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is running for reelection in a new Florida district after Republicans redrew the congressional map

12:06 AM on Friday, August 14

President Donald Trump has highlighted his record on crime and safety during a visit to New York, pivoting to one of his strongest issues as he looks to boost Republicans in battleground races ahead of the November midterms

11:32 AM on Monday, August 3