Politics & Government News

5:32 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced a new security strategy for Michoacan, following the assassination of Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo

5:20 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Brazil’s leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, says he wants the future of the Amazon rainforest to be built around a major fund that will pay countries to keep their forests standing

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4:17 PM on Tuesday, November 4

As voters lined up at the polls Tuesday, social media users claimed that how candidates are listed on New York City ballots is proof that voting is rigged

4:04 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Conservative activist Laura Loomer says she's been granted credentials to join the Pentagon press corps

3:21 PM on Tuesday, November 4

The United States has circulated draft text for a U.N. Security Council resolution that would provide a mandate for an international stabilization force in Gaza for at least two years

2:55 PM on Tuesday, November 4

The flags at the White House are lowered to half-staff in honor of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died Monday

1:48 PM on Tuesday, November 4

1:44 PM on Tuesday, November 4

The Trump administration and private investors are partnering with two rare earth startups in a $1.4 billion deal to scale up the nation’s access to materials and technology that is crucial for producing an array of high-tech goods and military equipment

1:35 PM on Tuesday, November 4

2 French nationals have been released from an Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention, says President Macron

1:26 PM on Tuesday, November 4

The Border Patrol leader who’s behind an aggressive immigration crackdown across the Chicago area is applauding his agents’ use of force and aggressive tactics

1:17 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck

12:40 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84

11:44 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said he is prepared to call his American counterpart if negotiations on U.S. tariffs do not go forward in the near future

10:44 AM on Tuesday, November 4

Haiti’s government says that the death toll from Hurricane Melissa has risen to 43 and that 13 others are still missing

8:47 AM on Tuesday, November 4

President Donald Trump caused some confusion earlier Tuesday when he appeared to threaten SNAP benefits unless Democrats voted to reopen the government — despite court orders mandating that the administration keep the nation’s largest food program running

6:35 AM on Tuesday, November 4

In Dick Cheney’s hands, the vice presidency became a nexus of influence and manipulation — no longer the timid office where its occupants had tended their boss’s ambitions

11:57 PM on Monday, November 3

A judge has heard testimony about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area immigration building

5:52 PM on Monday, November 3

CBS News' "60 Minutes" gave its audience a rare opportunity by releasing a full, unedited video and transcript of its interview with President Donald Trump