Politics News

September 21, 2020

NY judge: Postal service must timely process election mail

The U.S. Postal Service must live up to its responsibilities to timely process election mail by treating it as a priority, ...

September 21, 2020

More young bears, less food send them to Juneau’s garbage

A larger than normal number of young bears and dwindling natural food supply for them are forcing the animals to head for ...

September 21, 2020

Judge agrees to delay US government restrictions on WeChat

A judge has approved a request from a group of U.S. WeChat users to delay looming federal government restrictions that could ...

September 21, 2020

Large US political donor in jail in Lithuania

A dual American and Lebanese citizen charged in the U.S. with conspiring to conceal the source of more than $3.5 million in ...

September 21, 2020

High court front-runner hailed by right, feared by left

A front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a federal appellate ...

September 21, 2020

Iran: nuclear deal with world powers worth preserving

The head of Iran's nuclear agency said Monday that the landmark 2015 deal between Tehran and world powers on his country's ...

September 21, 2020

UN chief: No UN support for reimposing Iran sanctions now

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the United Nations will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran as the United States ...

September 21, 2020

Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too

With the nation racing to come to grips with centuries of racial sins, officials plan to remove the Capitol lawn statue of ...

September 21, 2020

Sen. Graham's challenge: Fill a court seat and save his own

Few members of the Republican Party have taken a political journey as long as Lindsey Graham’s, from ridiculing Donald Trump ...

September 20, 2020

Donkey sculpture on front lawn burned in Maine town

A donkey sculpture on a front lawn in a Maine town was set on fire in what one lawmaker called an act of "political terrorism

September 20, 2020

The Latest: WH leaves it to McConnell to decide vote timing

The Latest on the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and President Donald Trump's effort to appoint a ...

September 20, 2020

Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice

If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s ...

September 20, 2020

A rapper, an elevator and an elephant: stories Ginsburg told

In recent years Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was surprised to find herself so popular that “everyone wants to take a picture ...

September 20, 2020

US says all UN sanctions on Iran restored, but world yawns

The Trump administration declared Saturday that all U.N. sanctions against Iran have been restored, a move most of the rest ...

September 20, 2020

Walmart, Amazon among donors to QAnon-promoting lawmaker

Walmart, Amazon and other corporate giants donated money to the reelection campaign of a Tennessee state lawmaker who had ...

September 20, 2020

Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon

President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy ...

September 20, 2020

Official: Toilet display mocking mail-in voting is a crime

A Michigan resident's apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one election official.

September 20, 2020

Arizona Senate race could play crucial role in confirmation

If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP's ...