Roberto Vannacci, a former Italian army general, is shaking up Italy's political scene with his new party, National Future.

In the closing stretch of Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, Rep. Mike Collins is celebrating his 11th-hour endorsement from Donald Trump.

Georgia lawmakers are expected to try to clean up an election mess of their own making when they return to the Capitol this week for a special session.

The Republican Party of Texas’ meeting in Houston offered a look at the state GOP’s next chapter and messaging heading into the fall’s midterm elections.

The Alabama Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville will remain the party’s gubernatorial nominee.

The decision by Senate Democrats to let a key surveillance authority lapse comes as they're increasingly emboldened in their legislative fights against President Donald Trump.

The governor sought to tie the minority party, and its U.S. Senate nominee, James Talarico, to “Bernie Sanders socialism” in a fresh look at his message for the fall midterms.

FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files.

Clifton City, New Jersey, councilwoman Rosie Pino has won the Republican primary in the state’s 9th District to take on Democratic congresswoman Nellie Pou.

Independents have grown increasingly unhappy with President Donald Trump during his second term, particularly independents without a college degree.

Republicans routinely highlight their devotion to President Donald Trump.

A top Alaska elections official has threatened to disqualify from the August primary a U.S. Senate candidate who shares the same name and party affiliation as incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan.

The more than $800,000 ad buy — the first by either candidate in the general election — continues the Austin Democrat’s push to win Latino voters as his race against GOP nominee Ken Paxton ramps up.

World ski federation leader Johan Eliasch has been ousted in a tight presidential election.

About 75,000 voters in northwest England are about to make a significant decision.

President Donald Trump is accusing the Democratic Party of hypocrisy for supporting Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite his own history of misconduct against women.

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections.

Rep. Nancy Mace has finished a distant fifth in South Carolina's Republican primary for governor, leaving her political future uncertain.

Maine's Susan Collins often boosts her popularity by keeping her distance from President Donald Trump.

The November race to determine California’s next governor will pit a Democrat promising to cement the state’s status as a stronghold of liberal policies against a Republican pledging to dramatically reverse course.

Voters across Maine, Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota have cast their ballots in another day of primary elections in America.

Rahm Emanuel has been making moves in New Hampshire, hinting at a possible return to Washington politics.

A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country.

Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and state Attorney General Alan Wilson have advanced to a runoff for the Republican nomination for South Carolina governor while U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham won his own primary outright in his quest for a fifth term in November.

Republican Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo will face Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford in a battle to hold onto his seat in November.

Nevada, South Carolina and North Dakota have hosted primary elections, but much of the political world is focused on Maine’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest.

Graham Platner has won the Maine Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, setting up a high-stakes race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.

Spencer Pratt’s improbable rise from reality television personality to national political sensation ended when he failed to qualify for the runoff to challenge Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

Alaska U_S_ Senate candidate Dan Sullivan acknowledges that sharing a name and party affiliation with the incumbent Republican gives him “an instant megaphone.”.

Progressive city council member Nithya Raman has advanced to a November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, setting up an unexpected matchup between two Democrats and former political allies to run the struggling city of nearly 4 million.

Peru's presidential runoff has left the country without a clear winner.

Dan Cogdell, who represented Paxton for nearly a decade in two high-profile cases, said his former client “has lost sight of his core mission.”

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, has confirmed that he would attend the first NBA Finals game in New York since 1999.

After Jane Nelson’s unexpected resignation, local election leaders worry her successor could complicate midterm election administration. Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet named a replacement.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has claimed victory in a general election seen as a test of Russia’s influence.

Graham Platner has been met by an enthusiastic and supportive crowd at a town hall-style event in Maine.

Former Oregon Sen. Bob Packwood has died.

President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” as he campaigned for the White House in 2024.

Peru's presidential runoff election remains undecided as authorities tally votes for the country's ninth leader in a decade.

Armenians are voting in a parliamentary election as the government seeks to loosen ties with Moscow and increase cooperation with the West.

The ruling party of Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti appears to have won most votes in an early parliamentary election.

Rob Sand rallied a crowd for the first time as the official Democratic nominee for Iowa governor on Sunday.

Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor.

Armenia's parliamentary elections Sunday will focus on its geopolitical future as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan seeks closer ties with the EU and the U.S. That is despite Armenia's longstanding relations with Russia that are favored by most of the country's opposition parties.

Democrat Xavier Becerra has advanced to the general election for California governor after pitching himself as an experienced choice to lead the nation’s most populous state.

California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has advanced to the November ballot after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles says it has opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California’s elections and sent a prosecutor to the county’s vote-counting center.

President Donald Trump says he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden — and says he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who can't afford the sky-high ticket prices.

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor.

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House.

Graham Platner, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, insists voters will support him despite controversies about his past.

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently.

Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor.

Michael Stansfield never expected to be a major player in California politics when he threw his hat into a congressional race as a Republican agitating for peace in the Middle East.

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided U.N. Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning.

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign.

Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress.

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.

Republicans would have just a 76-74 majority in the Texas House if the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee succeeds in flipping its targeted GOP districts.

When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act.

The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.

South Korea’s ruling liberal party has won a majority of races in local elections but lost the crucial Seoul mayoral contest.

Nelson’s office oversees elections. Abbott appointed her to the role in 2023 after she became the longest-serving Republican woman in Texas Senate history.

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly.

A federal judge has heard from voting rights groups and a coalition of two dozen states that want the courts to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot, The plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.

U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support.

For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race.

California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.

Two Democrats and a Republican are leading in early returns in California’s crowded primary in the race to replace Gov. Gavin newsom.

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain.

Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek won Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will next try to flip the seat currently held by GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, who is retiring.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has clinched the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is standing by Graham Platner in the wake of media reports that the Maine Senate candidate previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women.

A divided panel of federal appeal court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.

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Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend.

A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved as Republicans return to Washington after defiantly leaving town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces more embarrassment with the release of files about former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson.

Former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters has been released from state prison.

California is heading toward an election with its two marquee races defined by uncertainty, while two outsider candidates are looking to crack open the state’s durable Democratic hierarchy.

Ethiopians voted Monday in an election marked by insecurity, with the ruling Prosperity Party expected to secure a majority.

Graham Platner’s wife has responded to news reports about his alleged sexually explicit texts with several women.

California voters face a crowded ballot with 61 names during Tuesday's primary to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Ethiopians are preparing to vote in an election that the ruling party is expected to win by a landslide.

Tough-on-crime outsider Abelardo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of voting Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro who questioned the results of the election.

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to recuse herself from a case involving Georgia election records.

Some New Jersey voters are starting to notice Tom Kean Jr.’s monthslong absence from Congress due to an undisclosed medical issue.

Many of the convicted rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are clamoring for payouts from the nearly $1.8 billion settlement that the Trump administration has set up for people claiming to be victims of a weaponized government.

Iowa Democrats are deciding between Josh Turek and Zach Wahls in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary.

The many candidates running for California governor rushed to deliver their closing arguments to voters in the race’s final days before the June 2 primary.

To counter what appeared to be a GOP push to elevate Maureen Galindo, who’d voiced antisemitic stereotypes, national Democrats carpet-bombed the San Antonio area with $1.7 million worth of ads.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican candidates in three contested gubernatorial primaries, where competition for his backing has dominated the contests.

Former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer defeated longtime local politician Annise Parker to win the Democratic nomination for Harris County judge in what political experts say might be a sign of the changing of the guard.

A federal judge says New Hampshire must make it easier for voters to prove their U.S. citizenship.

Democrats gathering this weekend in South Carolina are feeling jubilant following the failure of a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines more favorably to Republicans.

A clerical error in Fort Bend County’s voting system during a runoff election caused a two-hour outage, temporarily preventing some voters from casting ballots and necessitating manual updates to voter roll data at all polling locations.

Other southern states are advocating for South Carolina to remain the first to vote in the Democratic presidential primaries.

Michigan Democrats have turned their first statewide televised Senate debate into a fiery clash, exposing the party’s deep divide over how to rebuild after its 2024 losses.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

A federal judge is declining to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a national list of eligible voters and limit mail voting.