The North Carolina gerrymander is a born-in-the-USA example of how the will of the majority has been thwarted — not with a bang, but a whimper.

A hostage situation is unfolding at the Hamburg airport in Germany after an armed driver smashed through an airport gate with his vehicle Saturday night. German police said Saturday night that an ongoing hostage situation was taking place at the Hamburg airport after the man drove through the airport gate with his 4-year-old daughter in...

Republicans and Democrats in Virginia are gearing up to battle for control of the commonwealth’s two legislative bodies Tuesday in an election that could impact next year’s general elections across the country. Republicans currently control the House of Delegates, 50 to 46. Meanwhile, Democrats hold a majority in the Senate, 22 to 18. There are...

Virginia Democrats are hoping to gain full control of the commonwealth's statehouse during next Tuesday's election, in what could be an indicator of the party's strength heading into 2024. Democrats in and out of the state have poured money into the off-year elections, focusing particularly on the issue of abortion access. Republicans, on the other...

Republican senators worried about winning back the Senate majority in 2024 are waving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) off from moving any national abortion legislation before next year’s election. Johnson, an outspoken Christian conservative who says his political worldview is guided by the Bible, remains a mystery to GOP senators even after meeting them for...

This Election Day, Texas voters will decide whether or not to open up billions of dollars to support natural gas power plants. Proponents of the measure tout it as a way to improve the state’s electric grid — which infamously failed in a massive winter storm in February 2021, leading to the deaths of 246 people, or over 750 by one investigation. “After Winter Storm Uri,...

Former President Donald Trump holds leads in five of six battleground states as voters overwhelmingly reject President Biden due to his age, according to a poll.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Saturday criticized U.S. policy toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the Israel-Hamas war, saying the policy "doesn't add up."

Five things both Republicans and Democrats will be watching in Virginia's crucial legislative election Tuesday, which is seen as a 2024 bellwether

Voters and political experts share their thoughts on the gubernatorial election in Mississippi, where Republican incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves faces Democratic candidate Brandon Presley.