Politics & Government News

5:46 PM on Thursday, March 12

Senate Republicans plan to launch a full debate next week on legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements

5:11 PM on Thursday, March 12

María Corina Machado says the Trump administration remains a key ally for Venezuela’s democratic transition, even as Washington backs interim President Delcy Rodríguez

4:54 PM on Thursday, March 12

Live Nation and the U.S. government struck a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes selling concert tickets to music fans

3:51 PM on Thursday, March 12

A rare opening for Illinois to elect a new U.S. senator has sparked sparked a political brawl among the top three candidates in the Democratic state

3:42 PM on Thursday, March 12

A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump

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CalMatters reports that California’s $6.4 billion mental health bond has not opened any of its first projects, even as Gov. Gavin Newsom says it is beating its goals

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A group of four migrants deported from the United States have arrived in the African nation of Eswatini, under a third-country program that rights groups protest

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Mississippi has joined a federal pilot to recruit more foster homes as the state lacks enough families for children in custody

1:09 PM on Thursday, March 12

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says she has a “Plan B” after Congress blocked her electoral reform, her first major defeat in office

12:50 PM on Thursday, March 12

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable

12:26 PM on Thursday, March 12

Nepal’s election commission says a four-year-old party led by an ex-rapper has swept the first election since a youth-led revolt

10:57 AM on Thursday, March 12

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran

9:10 AM on Thursday, March 12

Ohio State has moved past the abrupt resignation of the university’s president by elevating its chief academic officer into the role

6:34 AM on Thursday, March 12

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is awaiting White House approval for a major drone production agreement proposed by Kyiv last year

4:32 AM on Thursday, March 12

Senegal’s parliament has approved a bill that toughens punishment for homosexuality in the largely conservative West African nation

8:52 AM on Monday, March 9