Politics & Government News

7:35 AM on Sunday, August 9

A program run by a legal nonprofit aims to help immigrants as they navigate the immigration court system in California's capital

10:00 PM on Saturday, August 8

The Pentagon is pressing the U.S. defense industry to accelerate production of weapons to help replenish its diminished stockpile of munitions, including those depleted in the ongoing war with Iran

4:07 PM on Saturday, August 8

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says a new defense agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey is not aimed at Iran or any other country

3:17 PM on Saturday, August 8

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it expects every officer and agent in the field to be equipped with a body camera by the end of August, a rapid expansion that could provide an unprecedented visual record of the federal government’s immigration enforcement operations

12:45 PM on Saturday, August 8

A mass-wedding ceremony has been held in Nigeria for 1,500 couples as part of a regional state-sponsored event

11:55 AM on Saturday, August 8

Darline Graham, the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham, is running in a crowded Republican Senate primary on Tuesday

9:57 AM on Saturday, August 8

A crackdown on undocumented migration and sometimes violent anti-immigration protests have resulted in more than 178,000 immigrants leaving South Africa in recent months

9:56 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Protect College Sports Act failed to reach a vote during an all-night, pre-recess session in the Senate, though the bill did gain a spot on next month’s calendar after the chamber comes back from its summer break

9:01 AM on Saturday, August 8

Former U.S. President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread to other parts of his body and is causing him pain, even as he continues to speak out on public issues

8:53 AM on Saturday, August 8

The diplomatic spat between Spain and Italy over migrant arrivals at Ceuta has escalated after Madrid announced border controls on Italian travelers after Rome had earlier imposed similar sanctions on visitors from Spain

8:50 AM on Saturday, August 8

Right-leaning legal activists and Elon Musk's AI company are challenging the right of private groups to sue to enforce several major laws

8:47 AM on Saturday, August 8

Troy Jackson's path to politics started during his time as a logger in Maine's north woods

8:26 AM on Saturday, August 8

Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington

7:09 AM on Saturday, August 8

A drone has entered Bulgarian airspace from Romania and exploded close to a gas pipeline

6:41 AM on Saturday, August 8

Iran has issued dramatic new demands around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

5:15 AM on Saturday, August 8

Senators have headed for the exits in the predawn hours without having met President Donald Trump’s push to pass a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill

4:32 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general of the United States

3:59 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

12:01 AM on Saturday, August 8

The Trump administration has announced renewed efforts to limit birthright citizenship for children born to immigrant parents under specific circumstances and children who are the result of “birth tourism.”

Saturday, August 8

States are debating whether to crack down on social media influencers making political advertisements without disclosing that they were paid