Politics & Government News

3:54 PM on Friday, June 26

Tanzania’s government has banned political rallies ahead of planned protests against last year's disputed election and the detention of an opposition leader

3:47 PM on Friday, June 26

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was the target of an anonymous report that police determined was false

3:11 PM on Friday, June 26

A lawsuit says family planning and health organizations in Pennsylvania could face federal funding delays or denials due to a new Trump administration policy

3:02 PM on Friday, June 26

A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them

2:00 PM on Friday, June 26

Massachusetts voters are likely to see eight initiative petitions on the November ballot

1:56 PM on Friday, June 26

Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer

12:39 PM on Friday, June 26

President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies

12:32 PM on Friday, June 26

The Utah judge in the murder case over conservative activist's Charlie Kirk’s killing has held prosecutors in contempt of court over comments they made about defendant Tyler Robinson

11:22 AM on Friday, June 26

Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term

11:16 AM on Friday, June 26

Greece has launched a cash incentive for fishermen to catch toxic silver-cheeked toadfish as the invasive species spreads through the Mediterranean due to warming seas linked to climate change

10:19 AM on Friday, June 26

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has canceled its contract for a surveillance tool that allows warrantless tracking of mobile devices

10:01 AM on Friday, June 26

Democrats are organizing events nationwide this weekend to address affordability concerns

9:30 AM on Friday, June 26

Sergei Ivanov, a former Russian defense minister once seen as a possible successor to President Vladimir Putin, has died

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The House Oversight Committee has served subpoenas to a billionaire investor who made payments to Jeffrey Epstein

12:42 AM on Friday, June 26

As Greece braces for another blistering wildfire season, a new line of defense is taking shape in Earth’s orbit

7:01 PM on Thursday, June 25

A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program

6:55 PM on Thursday, June 25

Vice President JD Vance says the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon would have been a blip in today’s news cycle