MEXICO CITY —  Claudia Sheinbaum, a U.S.-educated scientist-turned-politician, was elected Sunday as Mexico’s first female president, shattering gender barriers in a country known for its culture…

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New Delhi, India – Daily wage worker Mustagir Qureshi decided to cast his vote early in the morning to avoid queuing up under the scorching…

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Sharing a salt-and-butter breakfast roll with her grandson at a Newhall bakery, stalwart Republican Jill Brown said former President Trump’s guilty verdict in a Manhattan…

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In 2018, Dianne Feinstein was elected to her fifth full U.S. Senate term. She was 85. Her opponent, Kevin de León, was more than 30…

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The sometimes-breathless gavel-to-gavel coverage of former President Trump’s trial was no surprise, as a singularly divisive figure sat for more than a month at the…

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WASHINGTON —  No matter what verdict the jury delivers in Donald Trump’s trial on business fraud charges in New York, one outcome is predictable: The former…

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WASHINGTON —  Polls have suggested for months that former President Trump could lose support among some Republicans if he is convicted of a crime. But if…

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TEMPE, Ariz.  —  On a recent sunny morning, Riley Heesch stopped outside a coffee shop and signed her name to a petition aimed at putting…

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One of the worst things about democracy is the way we talk about it. For instance, politicians love to talk about unity, but our constitutional…

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Of all the modern Supreme Court’s incredibly disappointing rulings, gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is near the top, second only to its catastrophic…

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SACRAMENTO —  Staring down a state budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom needed money fast to fund his latest ambition for California. So he turned to an…

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Democrats will be lucky to keep control of the U.S. Senate after November’s elections. Yet Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. lately has shown…

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WASHINGTON —  The presidential campaign appears achingly close and oddly immovable. Former President Trump leads narrowly in national and swing-state polls, but his advantage is too…

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SAN DIEGO —  California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a host of statewide measures that will —…

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NEW YORK —  One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it’s a dangerous distraction meant to…

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WASHINGTON —  President Biden and former President Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September, but there were no guarantees that…

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Planned Parenthood of California plans to launch a multimillion-dollar campaign Tuesday to oust Republicans from several California congressional districts, the latest signal of how critical…

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WASHINGTON —  A poll published by the Economist this month included a finding that was striking yet unsurprising: Almost 7 in 10 Americans believe things in…

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It was a choice few relished, in a dismal election season. The incumbent was deeply unpopular, spending his entire campaign on the defensive as he…

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PHOENIX —  Aaron McDonald thinks back to when he came to Maricopa County nearly 20 years ago as a young ironworker hoping to get work building…

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