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In New York City, more than 90,000 migrants or people seeking asylum have sought refuge since spring 2022. The city's Democratic mayor, Eric Adams, ha...
Wisconsin's diverse geography and intense state politics have kept it a closely-fought presidential battleground for years — but abortion politics and...
Former President Donald Trump was processed through a county jail in Georgia on 13 charges that he was part of an illegal conspiracy to change the 202...
All the candidates except former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson said they would support Donald Trump i...
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, forme...
The president's visit to the state is a fresh reminder of the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather in the United States — and of his f...
President Biden welcomed the men in an effort to foster unity as the United States works to counter China's influence in the region. And Alabama is on...
The New York Democrats discussed the landmark climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, a year after he helped to pass the legislation. He said it wil...
Inflation is way down, the U.S. is faring better than other major economies, and people broadly say their own personal financial situation is good. So...
The indictment alleges a sweeping scheme to overturn the state's election results. Unlike the federal charges brought by the special counsel Jack Smit...
The Iowa State Fair regularly draws more than a million people to Des Moines to revel in fried delights and livestock shows — that includes presidenti...
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that prosecutor David Weiss will be appointed special counsel in the ongoing probe of Hunter Biden, the son...
Turnout among voters under 30 has been high in recent elections, but there are still major impediments — both systemic issues and cultural ones — that...
Ohio voters have decisively rejected a proposal that, if passed, would have made it much harder for future ballot measures to add amendments to the st...
President Biden is the oldest U.S. president ever at 80. Donald Trump is 77. Congress is as old as it has ever been. How did we get here and how does...
Some state Republican parties are struggling. In Colorado, Michigan and Minnesota, the parties' organizations have suffered heavy election losses and...
Trump's latest charges may further fracture House Republicans — with some in the party motivated to undermine President Biden with investigations and...
Former President Donald Trump, appearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., said he was not guilty of federal charges alleging he conspired to over...
Donald Trump continues to raise money and consolidate support on the back of his mounting criminal indictments — obstacles that would probably sink an...
