Politics & Government News

9:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Brazil's government reduces its diplomatic presence in Argentina after renewed attacks by Argentine President Javier Milei against Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

6:24 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Capybaras have been making surprise visits to a Brazilian state legislature

5:07 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a statewide referendum on new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump

4:46 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a halt on approving new data centers in Texas

4:27 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of October elections

3:44 PM on Tuesday, August 4

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to open five city-owned grocery stores is being misrepresented online with claims that identification will be required to shop there

3:12 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots

3:01 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Lawmakers in Mississippi have taken the first steps toward potentially redrawing the state's legislative, congressional, and judicial districts

2:54 PM on Tuesday, August 4

An oil spill from a grounded sanctioned tanker off Oman is expanding dramatically, reaching shorelines and spreading far out to sea

2:46 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Springdale is a small town near Pittsburgh that is facing tensions over immigration enforcement and a new data center

2:17 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The extension of the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. until January 2029 will cost roughly $1.4 billion, according to a Defense Department estimate provided to Congress

2:04 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Princess Eugenie has given birth to her third child and first daughter

1:50 PM on Tuesday, August 4

A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration improperly ended a multi-billion-dollar program for clean energy projects

1:48 PM on Tuesday, August 4

Maryland voters will decide in November whether to clear the way for a new congressional map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s U.S. House districts

1:09 PM on Tuesday, August 4

The House Ethics Committee says it has opened an investigation into domestic abuse allegations made against Republican Rep. Max Miller

12:55 PM on Tuesday, August 4

President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot triumphal arch could disrupt the historical significance of many sites near its planned location

8:45 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote

6:34 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has cleared a critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor vote

12:01 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Federal officials say a man from El Salvador has died at a New Jersey immigration jail

12:01 AM on Tuesday, August 4

Virginia Democrats picked establishment candidates to take on Republican incumbents in two congressional districts the party hopes to flip in November