Politics & Government News

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4:08 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Pope Leo XIV has called for deep reflection in the United States regarding the treatment of detained migrants

3:23 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore say they've seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a global scam syndicate

12:51 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff to fill Texas’ 18th Congressional District on Tuesday

12:50 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advance to runoff for U.S. House in Texas’ 18th Congressional District

12:12 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Zohran Mamdani has stormed onto the national political scene by winning New York City's mayoral election

Wednesday, November 5

Government shutdown enters 36th day, breaking record set during Trump’s first term as impact spreads nationwide

11:19 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey is going another round in his attempted political comeback, more than two decades after he resigned from office

9:23 PM on Tuesday, November 4

City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit’s newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city

7:48 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell faces a tough reelection fight against progressive activist Katie Wilson as voters in the liberal city question whether he’s done enough in his first term to address public safety, homelessness and affordability

7:18 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has been touched by an unknown man while she had her back turned before a government official intervened

10:13 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Voters in races across the country have backed Democrats, including in New York’s mayoral race and contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia

3:37 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Tanzanian authorities are facing growing concern over killings during crackdowns on protests surrounding last week's election

12:22 AM on Tuesday, November 4

California voters have approved a plan to overhaul the state’s congressional district boundaries, giving Democrats a boost in their bid to win the U.S. House majority next year

12:17 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, capping a stunning ascent from little-known state lawmaker just a year ago to one of the most talked-about politicians in the country

12:08 AM on Tuesday, November 4

No candidate has cleared the required 50%-plus-one threshold required to win the Minneapolis mayor’s race after the first round of counting

12:08 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Voters in Maine and Texas have considered Republican-backed proposals that proponents say would safeguard elections, but opponents believe are intended to make voting more difficult

12:04 AM on Tuesday, November 4

All three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential battleground state’s highest court

12:01 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House