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Attorney General Merrick Garland has named Jack Smith, the Justice Department's former public integr
Pelosi, 82, is honoring a pledge she made in 2018 to pass the baton after another two terms at the p
Former president Donald Trump, 76, has now filed to run for president again in 2024. President Biden
The California Republican got his start in national politics as a self-styled "young gun" whose inve
Tensions appear lower between the U.S. and China following a meeting between the leaders of the two
Republican nominee Blake Masters lags incumbent Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly in Arizona, as we wait for
Michigan's Jocelyn Benson and Minnesota's Steve Simon beat election deniers to oversee voting system
Democrats outperformed expectations last night. Despite Biden's unpopularity and big economic headwi
The balance of power will take time to sort out, but here are some firsts you can talk about around
More than 40 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2022 midterms, but be prepared: resu
Trump and Biden signed off on historic amounts of stimulus money that helped the country's economy w
Biden gave a speech Wednesday night on the health of democracy — it's one of many things on the mind
Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, the first Latina U.S. senator, is in an extremely close race agains
Violent crime remains higher than it was pre-pandemic and Republican candidates are blanketing subur
Rep. Cindy Axne was elected in a Democratic wave year from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Now, s
A man broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband. The speaker was no
In Arizona, rampant voter fraud conspiracies have led people — some armed — to observe ballot boxes
North Carolina has a number of high-profile races that will help to determine control of Congress —
New Hampshire is a must-win state for Democrats in their campaign to keep control of the Senate. Sen
More than $1.6 billion has been spent or booked on TV ads in a dozen Senate races, with $3 out of ev
