Politics & Government

Federal watchdogs want more power to investigate wrongdoing within the government

4:55pm November 05, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

Inspectors general are asking Congress for more job protections and the power to subpoena people for testimony in what they call an effort at greater accountability in government.

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Young people are protesting in Glasgow, demanding concrete action at climate summit

4:55pm November 05, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

Young people from around the world are protesting over world leaders' response to climate change at the UN's climate summit in Glasgow on Friday.

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House Democrats are hoping to pass spending package and infrastructure bill

4:55pm November 05, 2021

by Kelsey Snell

Democratic leaders in the House are still hoping to vote on a large part of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda Friday. But as the clock winds down, they're struggling to round up the votes.

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Having jailed opposition candidates, Daniel Ortega is set to win Nicaragua presidency

4:44pm November 05, 2021

by Carrie Kahn

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega will likely be reelected Sunday. He has jailed political opponents and ensured the vote will be in his favor.

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Education has been a key issue in recent elections, but that might change next year

4:44pm November 05, 2021

Education issues took on an outsized role in this week's elections in Virginia and elsewhere. The question for politicians of all stripes is whether education will remain an important topic into 2022.

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Kent Fuchs, the president of the University of Florida, delivers comments during a ceremony in Gainesville, Fla., on Sept. 15.

University of Florida allows professors to testify in a voting rights case after all

3:19pm November 05, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The university is reversing its decision to bar three professors from serving as expert witnesses in a case against the state. The earlier decision was seen as an infringement of free speech.

A funeral service for former Secretary of State Colin Powell was held at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Friday.

Colin Powell is remembered as a down-to-earth statesman and leader at his funeral

3:12pm November 05, 2021

by Brian Naylor

The former secretary of state died of complications from COVID-19 in October. His funeral was held at Washington National Cathedral on Friday.

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron and attorneys general for Ohio and Tennessee filed a lawsuit claiming the new federal vaccine mandate is government overreach. He's pictured in 2020.

Hours after the White House issues its new vaccine mandate, GOP-led states sue

10:34am November 05, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Dozens of Republican state officials are suing over the White House's COVID-19 vaccine mandate that they say is unconstitutional and threatens business.

Activists have held rallies near the White House to put pressure on President Biden to do more to protect voting rights.

Politics & Government

Voting rights activists say Democrats in Washington need to do their job

9:20am November 05, 2021

by Juana Summers

Organizers say they're doing all they can to fight back against restrictive voting laws and turn out voters. But they also say they haven't yet gotten much help from Democrats in Washington, D.C.

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Politics & Government

North Carolina legislators finalize redistricting maps

9:11am November 05, 2021

by Associated Press, Gary Robertson

The North Carolina General Assembly completed redistricting maps Thursday for the next decade, carving boundaries that would likely give Republicans at least two more U.S. House seats and help the GOP retain its state legislative majorities.