Politics & Government News

3:58 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has hosted a monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the Iran war began

3:21 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Italy’s tourism minister Daniela Santanchè has resigned in the wake of the defeat of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni government in a referendum on judicial reforms

3:20 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Connecticut lawmakers are weighing a plan that makes it easier to use small plug-in solar panels to cut electric bills

3:19 PM on Wednesday, March 25

2:27 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution

2:06 PM on Wednesday, March 25

People seeking professional licenses in Texas will soon have to prove they are in the country legally

2:02 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country would continue to have Cuban doctors work in Mexico

1:51 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15

1:27 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will be discharged from hospital on Friday to return home and continue serving his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt

1:16 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The U_N_ General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.”

1:15 PM on Wednesday, March 25

The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding

12:21 PM on Wednesday, March 25

Hawaii communities are digging out from the state’s worst flooding in more than 20 years, and aid groups are rushing to support them by raising money statewide

12:08 PM on Wednesday, March 25

11:32 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Britain is banning political parties from taking cryptocurrency donations in a move the government says will help protect democracy from illicit finance

11:31 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Migrants in southern Mexico are marching to protest long waits for paperwork and to ask for permission to work elsewhere

9:43 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Former Google executive Matt Brittin has been announced as the new director-general of the BBC

6:40 AM on Wednesday, March 25

A top House Democrat says President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would have had access to it

1:16 AM on Wednesday, March 25

A lawyer for a Cambodian man deported by the United States to the African kingdom of Eswatini says he has been released from a prison to be repatriated

12:04 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers are set to receive another $0 paycheck this week

12:03 AM on Wednesday, March 25

Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the Iran war