Politics & Government News

3:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Virginia voters have made history by electing candidates who broke race and gender barriers in this week's elections

3:47 PM on Wednesday, November 5

A Northern Nevada GOP activist and donor — Robert Beadles — has admitted hiring a private investigator who tracked Reno's mayor three years ago, ending a yearslong legal effort to verify he was behind the tracking

3:23 PM on Wednesday, November 5

A federal court judge is allowing the Trump administration to reconsider the approval of a major federal permit for a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, which was granted days before the president’s inauguration

3:16 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Mikie Sherrill says she believes she has a mandate as New Jersey's governor-elect to fulfill campaign promises of making the state more affordable

3:10 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Two Pennsylvania counties were forced to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of voting because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating voter data ahead of Tuesday's election

3:07 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll

3:03 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Mississippi Democrats appear to have broken a Republican supermajority in the state Senate

2:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October

2:51 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden says he will not seek reelection

1:51 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Not every voter in Northern Virginia has felt the impact of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government

1:40 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Witnesses say a Chicago daycare employee was detained at work during a drop-off time for children, reflecting the Trump administration’s increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics

12:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block a new U.S. House map that voters just approved

9:29 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Fresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani named a slate of seasoned officials to help lead his transition to City Hall

9:28 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice has annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ordering her immediate release

9:10 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Voters have sent a message to President Donald Trump that the economy doesn't feel as though its booming — despite what he says

7:32 AM on Wednesday, November 5

A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is in Miami to speak at a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements

11:31 PM on Tuesday, November 4

President Donald Trump wasn’t on the ballot in Tuesday’s elections, but many voters in key races made their choice in opposition to him or considered him to be irrelevant, according to the AP Voter Poll

11:05 PM on Tuesday, November 4

Senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino has defended the use of force by agents accused of using pepper balls and tear gas against protesters in the Chicago area

11:04 PM on Tuesday, November 4

President Donald Trump celebrated his economic achievements on the anniversary of his election victory

3:05 PM on Monday, November 3