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Local police can no longer install automated plate readers on state roads after a backlash over mass surveillance. The order does not, by itself, pull cameras off city streets.
Exit polls put the far-right party near 44 percent, far ahead of the conservatives. Forming a state government is a different math problem.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner went to Kyiv a day after seeing Vladimir Putin in Moscow. No ceasefire was announced.
Campaign officials said several people were hurt at the Canfield Fair on Sunday. Acton is the Democratic nominee for governor.
Solicitor General D. John Sauer filed a 40-page emergency application, aiming at the midterms. The court has already been down this road.
Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face fun…
The bombardment killed nine people, Lebanese officials said, after days of attacks that have spurred worries that Israel is looking to push deeper into Lebanese…
A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strateg…
The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalat…
The suggestion, posted on social media, appeared to be the latest in the president's efforts to alter geographic names.
US threats to punish Iran's trade partners could disrupt Spain's saffron supply, pressuring paella chefs and exporters.
Belgian football association says it will not back Infantino's bid for re-election, citing the World Cup controversy.
For the first time, Trump's top envoys take their peace push to Kyiv, after talks with Putin in Moscow.
Candidates have traded attacks on votes to releasing the Epstein files and political donations from those with links to Jeffrey Epstein.
New Canadian levies of up to 50 percent are expected to begin Tuesday, even as Washington warns of a new round of American tariffs.
President Trump is basking in the momentum of the various projects he has spurred around downtown Washington.
As Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels this week to Peru, its growing economic ties to China have raised tensions with the U.S., but show no signs of reversi…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Colombia, Peru and Ecuador as President Trump hails a shift to the right in regional politics and a new era of U.S. domi…
Labor Day marks the unofficial kickoff of the general election season as Republicans work to maintain control of the House and the Senate amid President Trump's…
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Charlie Cook, founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, about the outlook for Democrats and Republicans as midterm campaig…
A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year, analysts said.
The authorities are charging the man, who they said had two pistols and a Taser on him but did not draw his weapons, with misdemeanor assault.
The president has made peace with Michael D. Cohen, his onetime lawyer who turned against him. But contrary to Mr. Trump's claims, Mr. Cohen has not recanted th…
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue's vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, trounced its rivals but was left unsure if it will be able to govern in Saxony-Anhalt. The result shocked Germany.
House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain said she is supporting Rep. Max Miller's reelection bid for a third term because "I will support anyone with an R…
Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in…
The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010. But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known …
President Trump's latest executive orders allows ranchers to sell meat directly to consumers. Ranchers have been upset over Trump's plan to boost beef imports i…
Public sentiment against data centers is running high this election season, leaving politicians of all stripes scrambling to respond. We look at how this is pla…
A first-ever Republican midterm convention is taking place this week in Dallas, but are candidates interested in attending? Plus, Michigan's Democratic senate c…
The president's strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings.
Ulrich Siegmund, 35, once sold air fresheners. Now his far-right party is the favorite to win a state election in eastern Germany on Sunday.
Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U.S. military described as a floating re…
A financial filing announcing the TV and digital ad buy is the first general election spending by MAGA Inc. The group intends to boost the Republican nominee, K…
The Trump administration says it will break ground on a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., without final federal approval and despite an ongoing lawsu…
Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public cont…
Britain's populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken …
President Trump said that the U.S. launched "large and powerful" strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command said that it had tar…
The strikes were in "retaliation for the Iranians' failed attempt at adding sea mines" in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump said on Truth Social.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that he hopes to replace Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee with Sen. Ben C…
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party …
All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid.
Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court.
The 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 6 September 2026 to elect the 9th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt, two weeks before the state elections in Berlin and…
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American epidemiologist and politician who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Clacton was held on 13 August 2026, following the resignation of Nigel Farage, its member of …
Count Binface is a novelty candidate persona adopted by the British writer and comedian Jon Harvey to contest elections in the United Kingdom.
Lindsey Olin Graham was an American politician, attorney, and military officer who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 2003 until his de…
General elections were held in Peru from 12 to 13 April 2026 to elect the president, vice presidents, and the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
James Dell Talarico is an American politician and educator who has served since 2018 as a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician and U.S.
Local elections in the United Kingdom were held on 7 May 2026 for 5,066 English councillors for 136 English local authorities and six directly elected mayors in…
Elections to appoint the 234 members of the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, the highest body of the Government of Tamil Nadu, were held on 23 April 2026.
2026 Keralam Legislative Assembly Elections were conducted in Kerala on 9 April 2026 to elect 140 members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Mamata Banerjee is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the eighth chief minister of West Bengal from 2011 to 2026.
Hung Cao is an American politician and former military officer who has served as the Under Secretary of the Navy since 2025.
Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election was held on 6 April 2020 to elect the representatives of the 16th Tamil Nadu assembly.
Parliamentary elections were held in Bulgaria on 19 April 2026 to elect 240 members of the National Assembly.
Parliamentary elections were held in Hungary on 12 April 2026 to elect all 199 members of the National Assembly.
Lee Michael Zeldin is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 17th administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since January 2025.
Vanessa Trump is an American model.
General elections were held in Denmark on 24 March 2026.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Gorton and Denton was held on 26 February 2026, following the resignation of Andrew Gwynne on…
General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 February 2026 to elect members of the Jatiya Sangsad.
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States.
The 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation election took place on 15 January 2026 to elect members to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,…
Robert Edward Jenrick is an English politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Newark since the 2014 by-election.
Elections to local governments in Kerala were held on 9 December 2025 and 11 December 2025 in 2 phases.
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Bihar from 30 April and 7 May 2025, to elect the 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
The Bihar Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Bihar Legislature of the state of Bihar in India.
An election for the mayor of New York City was held on November 4, 2025.
Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 29 October 2025 to elect the members of the House of Representatives.
George Anthony Devolder Santos is an American former politician and convicted fraudster who served as the U.S.
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 September 2025.
Independence Day is celebrated annually on 15 August as a public holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15 August 1…
Samuel Harris Altman is an American entrepreneur and investor who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the artificial intelligence company OpenAI since…
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 18 May 2025.
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.
Presidential elections were held in Romania on 4 May 2025, with a second round on 18 May 2025.
A federal election was held on 3 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia.
Local elections in the United Kingdom were held on 1 May 2025 for 1,641 English council seats in 24 local authorities.
Darline Lettie Graham Nordone is an American politician and public administrator serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat she has…
Karoline Claire Leavitt is an American political spokesperson who served as the 36th White House press secretary from January 2025 to August 2026.
James David Vance is an American politician, author, and venture capitalist serving as the 50th vice president of the United States.
A federal election was held in Germany on 23 February 2025 to elect the 630 members of the 21st Bundestag, down from 736 in 2021 due to reforms in seat distribu…
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 2024.
James Earl Carter Jr.
Jason James Carter is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia.
The 2024 Maharashtra legislative assembly elections were held On 20 November 2024 to elect all 288 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.
Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy is an American entrepreneur and politician.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020.
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Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden…
Elections were held in the United States on November 3, 2020.
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Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and attorney who has been a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been Kentucky's seni…
Markwayne Mullin is an American politician and businessman who has served since 2026 as the ninth United States secretary of homeland security.