The former Democratic vice presidential nominee stepped aside amid a growing fraud inquiry.

Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year’s midterm elections.

A Washington Post poll shows Americans are split on sending military forces to Venezuela to capture Maduro. Most say it should have required Congress’s approval.

Trump’s moves to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pull back from Europe could embolden Russia and China.

Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer.

Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants “want to go back.” Will Maduro’s removal spark a return — or another exodus?

Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president’s promise to focus on improving lives at home.

The Secret Service has launched an effort to expand by about 20 percent to relieve pressure on an overstretched workforce and reduce reliance on outside agencies.

The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.

Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president’s promise to focus on improving lives at home.

Trump allies point to the capture of Panama’s Noriega in 1990 as a precedent. But Venezuela could turn out to be much more difficult.

The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. Experts in international law question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.

The attack to seize Venezuela’s president came months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers the administration didn’t intend to invade the country.

The Minnesota governor is seeking a third term amid a welfare probe in his state that has sparked unwanted national attention.

The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.

At Mar-a-Lago, official governance, private business and personal relationships converge.

Officials say an 18 year old man contacted an NYPD undercover officer posing as a member of ISIS and discussed staging an attack at a North Carolina grocery.

Expert testimony about sexual violence helped convict a Pakistani American man of assaulting his wife. His defense says the testimony relied on stereotypes.

The National Park Service is spending $54.2 million to repair seven fountains in Washington, according to procurement records reviewed by The Washington Post.

More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.

Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, was sworn in Thursday, marking a generational shift in the city’s leadership with his promises to address affordability.

Margo Martin, a lesser-known member of the president’s staff, fuels social media with a blitz of Trump content.

The White House is seeking members likely to clear the way for President Donald Trump’s controversial ballroom and other projects.

Trump is seeking to gain approvals for his ballroom in just over two months that have taken other large projects years to complete.

Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation’s founding charters remain robust.

The Colorado Republican said she hopes Trump’s action on a water infrastructure bill benefiting her district “has nothing to do with political retaliation.”

Renee Hardman’s convincing special-election win offers a hopeful signal for Democrats looking to 2026. She becomes the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.

The project reflects Trump’s expansive view of presidential authority — even over the White House itself.

Renee Hardman’s convincing special-election win is an optimistic signal for Democrats looking to 2026. She becomes the first Black woman elected to the state Senate.

The Coloradan was the only American Indian in the Senate during his tenure and helped lead the effort to build the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington.

Minnesota state senator Julia Coleman knew both Charlie Kirk and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. She is fed up with the conspiracy theories around their deaths.

Customer service has deteriorated by key measures as the agency enacted sweeping cuts in Trump’s second term, internal data and interviews show.

Armed with a quorum and GOP majority, Chair Andrea Lucas is pressing new priorities — such as dismantling DEI — that criticis say have turned the agency’s mission “on its head.”

Trump would not say whether the military or the CIA conducted the strike in Venezuela amid escalating U.S. pressure on Nicolás Maduro.