Elections

With Chancellor Angela Merkel due to leave office after Germany’s federal election on Sunday, the country’s priorities could change dramatically.

The latest poll shows the gap narrowing between the top two contenders in the German election race.

Progressive groups are launching a $2 million pressure campaign against Republican lawmakers to show that a majority of voters support Joe Biden’s agenda.

Russia’s ruling party, United Russia, appears to have retained its majority in weekend Duma elections.

When long-standing German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office after the country’s federal election on Sept. 26, all eyes will be on France.

Protestors were met with a heavy presence of local, state and federal law enforcement — and members of the press — far outnumbering event attendees.

The data backs up California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statement that his decisive victory in the recall election is a win for Covid vaccines and science.

A panel of North Carolina judges in a split decision blocked the state’s voter ID law, saying it discriminates against Black people.

Russia will be holding elections to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, this weekend and experts expect the vote to bolster the Kremlin further.

Ex-President Donald Trump on Thursday condemned the criminal prosecution of hundreds of his supporters who were part of the mob that invaded the Capitol Jan. 6.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose sexual harassment report sunk Andrew Cuomo, is not ruling out a run for governor next year.

Many Europeans believe the Germany’s “golden age” is over just as Chancellor Merkel prepares to leave office — including a majority of Germans, a poll shows.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley called his Chinese counterpart twice as Trump’s presidency waned to reassure Beijing the U.S. wouldn’t attack.

After California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s historic victory against a GOP-led recall effort Tuesday, lawmakers are looking to reform the process. 

The Mercer family sent nearly $20 million to a dark money fund that lets donors to keep secret the ultimate destination of their contributions.

“‘No’ is not the only thing that was expressed tonight,” said Newsom, who won support from more than 60% of the vote.

Concerns about Trump starting a nuclear war, fear by China of an attack and a call by Mike Pence to an ex-vice president about Joe Biden’s election are detailed in the book.

Newsom is the second California governor to ever face a recall, and is poised to be the first to survive one, according to recent polling ahead of the election.

Igor Fruman, who helped Rudy Giuliani try to dig up dirt on Joe Biden to aid then-President Trump, pleaded guilty to soliciting foreign campaign contributions.

One of the big surprises in the run-up to the German federal election later this month has been the sharp increase in support for the Social Democratic Party.