Politics & Government News

7:19 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Costa Rica’s outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves will remain a top official in his successor’s government, granting the outgoing populist immunity in the face of his legal troubles

6:33 PM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump will host Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday for talks about shared economic and security issues

5:44 PM on Tuesday, May 5

Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll says that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal investigation into how the department compiles crime statistics, a subject that also faces scrutiny from Congress and the U.S. Attorney’s Office

5:10 PM on Tuesday, May 5

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers

3:13 PM on Tuesday, May 5

3:07 PM on Tuesday, May 5

The Wyoming GOP has voted to defy a state law that prohibits endorsing candidates before primary elections

1:46 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

1:12 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

12:34 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

12:23 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

11:59 AM on Tuesday, May 5

The United States and its Gulf allies have proposed a U.N. resolution threatening 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

11:30 AM on Tuesday, May 5

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

11:29 AM on Tuesday, May 5

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

9:50 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

9:36 AM on Tuesday, May 5

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

9:35 AM on Tuesday, May 5

9:28 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

8:56 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

7:49 AM on Tuesday, May 5

President Donald Trump says he has paused the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war

5:45 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