Politics & Government News

7:53 AM on Wednesday, June 17

For the first time in a generation, Washingtonians are waking up to a general election lineup that doesn't include Eleanor Holmes Norton as delegate

7:21 AM on Wednesday, June 17

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

6:46 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free trade agreement between the countries faces an uncertain future

6:00 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Ann Patchett has received the Ambassador Richard C

5:38 AM on Wednesday, June 17

A leadership standoff in the Philippine Senate has ended with the removal of an ally of former President Rodrigo Duterte as Senate leader

5:02 AM on Wednesday, June 17

A new AP-NORC poll has found that most Americans believe civil liberties like the right to vote are under threat

2:17 AM on Wednesday, June 17

Right-wing populists have been making headway in some of Latin America’s biggest economies, promising a strong-arm approach to combatting crime and illegal immigration as an answer to the left-wing populism that took hold in the region just a few years ago

2:08 AM on Wednesday, June 17

At the start of this decade, Latin America leaned left as progressive politicians gained power amid public outrage over inequities worsened by the pandemic

7:56 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The NFL Players Association and National Basketball Players Association teamed up on letter to leaders of the Senate Commerce Committee, applauding their efforts on a recently introduced Senate bill designed to fix college sports

7:30 PM on Tuesday, June 16

The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

4:51 PM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump seems to be testing their friendship as he pressures Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sink the agreement with Iran to end the war

4:06 PM on Tuesday, June 16

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI

1:15 PM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

8:48 AM on Tuesday, June 16

President Donald Trump’s preferred candidates are having mixed results in Tuesday’s primaries, securing the Republican nominations for U.S. Senate in Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma but not for Georgia governor

7:55 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in Tuesday runoffs

12:08 AM on Tuesday, June 16

Robert White Jr. has won the Democratic primary for the District of Columbia’s delegate seat in Congress

12:05 AM on Tuesday, June 16

U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern has won the Republican nomination in Oklahoma for the Senate seat once held by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin

12:02 AM on Tuesday, June 16

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore has won the Republican primary runoff for an open Senate seat in Alabama

12:01 AM on Tuesday, June 16

An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries

Tuesday, June 16

Democrat Aisha Wahab has advanced to a special general election in California for the U.S. House seat formerly held by Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell