Politics & Government News

4:16 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

4:07 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

4:03 PM on Wednesday, November 5

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

3:56 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

1:19 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government ahead of a historic visit to the White House

12:59 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Zohran Mamdani's historic New York City's mayoral race victory has sparked excitement and hope among many American Muslims

12:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Days after American diplomats and nationals were told to leave Mali, a senior U.S. official praised the military junta and hinted at cooperation between the two governments after years of a strained diplomatic relationship

12:43 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Jacob Frey won reelection as mayor of Minneapolis on Wednesday, earning his third term

12:42 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city's ranked-choice voting election

10:23 AM on Wednesday, November 5

There were signs in the AP Voter Poll that there’s plenty of room for Democrats to make up ground among groups that moved toward President Donald Trump in last year’s election

10:04 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll

9:57 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered officials to submit proposals for a possible resumption of nuclear tests in response to President Donald Trump’s statements last month that appeared to suggest the U.S. will restart its own atomic tests

9:11 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic and foreign policy

8:09 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election

1:10 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The Swiss government is looking for a shout-out from the U.N. cultural agency to include yodeling on its list of intangible cultural heritage

1:10 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victory in California’s election fight over U.S. House control will help raise his national profile as a Democrat willing to confront President Donald Trump

12:31 AM on Wednesday, November 5

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

12:07 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The Trump administration got a chilly reception at the Supreme Court, where a majority of the court questioned President Donald Trump’s novel use of an emergency powers law to impose worldwide tariffs

12:04 AM on Wednesday, November 5

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

4:05 PM on Monday, November 3