Politics & Government News

2:46 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989

2:12 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals

2:09 PM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of Pope Leo XIV

1:34 PM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools

1:23 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A Federal Aviation Administration employee in New Hampshire is accused of sending an email to the White House threatening to kill President Donald Trump after using his work computer to research assassination attempts and related topics

12:59 PM on Tuesday, May 5

A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing “illegal tolls” and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation

12:42 PM on Tuesday, May 5

There are primary elections Tuesday in Ohio and Indiana as well as a key state Senate race in Michigan that will decide control of the chamber

12:30 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Prime Minister Mark Carney has named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next governor general

12:29 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project

10:50 AM on Tuesday, May 5

French President Emmanuel Macron has stolen some of the spotlight from other world leaders in Armenia’s capital this week when he crooned classic ballads including “La Bohème” at a glitzy state dinner

10:36 AM on Tuesday, May 5

She was a beloved Bollywood singer whose voice resonated across a film-obsessed India for nearly eight decades

10:28 AM on Tuesday, May 5

French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe and the U.S. have more important things to do than waste time on tariff threats

9:56 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The Justice Department is seeking the names of every person who worked in the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold Donald Trump has accused of widespread voter fraud he falsely says cost him victory against Joe Biden in the state that year

8:49 AM on Tuesday, May 5

U.S. forces are pressing ahead with an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz

6:45 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Romania’s pro-European coalition has collapsed after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan

12:12 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Nayomie Mendoza is a Mexican American business owner who is celebrating Mexican history and resilience on Cinco de Mayo

12:06 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Indiana Republican state lawmakers who broke with President Donald Trump over his call to redraw the state’s congressional district lines are facing primary challengers who are backed by Trump and national conservative groups

12:06 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Vice President JD Vance has stopped in Ohio as he makes his way to Iowa for the first time since taking office

12:01 AM on Tuesday, May 5

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy aims to put a long and sometimes unpleasant primary season behind him Tuesday

11:57 PM on Monday, May 4

Tennessee becomes the latest Southern state to consider redrawing its congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court severely weakened the Voting Rights Act