Politics & Government News

5:30 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The Trump administration has decided not to offer the IRS' electronic tax filing system for free next year, and its future is unclear

4:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Virginia voters have made history by electing candidates who broke race and gender barriers in this week's elections

4:47 PM on Wednesday, November 5

A Northern Nevada GOP activist and donor — Robert Beadles — has admitted hiring a private investigator who tracked Reno's mayor three years ago, ending a yearslong legal effort to verify he was behind the tracking

4:16 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Mikie Sherrill says she believes she has a mandate as New Jersey's governor-elect to fulfill campaign promises of making the state more affordable

4:10 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Two Pennsylvania counties were forced to replace poll books at all polling places in the middle of voting because of what officials described as mistakes made in creating voter data ahead of Tuesday's election

4:07 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll

4:03 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Mississippi Democrats appear to have broken a Republican supermajority in the state Senate

3:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Known around the world for her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees, conservationist Jane Goodall was among a number of noteworthy people who died in October

2:51 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Not every voter in Northern Virginia has felt the impact of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government

1:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

California Republicans have filed a lawsuit to block a new U.S. House map that voters just approved

1:19 PM on Wednesday, November 5

The United States is asking the U.N. Security Council to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and members of his government ahead of a historic visit to the White House

12:56 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Days after American diplomats and nationals were told to leave Mali, a senior U.S. official praised the military junta and hinted at cooperation between the two governments after years of a strained diplomatic relationship

12:42 PM on Wednesday, November 5

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has won a third term, defeating challenger Omar Fateh in the city's ranked-choice voting election

10:29 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Fresh off his historic victory in New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani named a slate of seasoned officials to help lead his transition to City Hall

10:28 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The Bolivian Supreme Court of Justice has annulled the 10-year prison sentence against former interim President Jeanine Áñez, ordering her immediate release

10:23 AM on Wednesday, November 5

There were signs in the AP Voter Poll that there’s plenty of room for Democrats to make up ground among groups that moved toward President Donald Trump in last year’s election

10:04 AM on Wednesday, November 5

Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll

9:11 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments over President Donald Trump's tariffs, a key part of his economic and foreign policy

8:09 AM on Wednesday, November 5

The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election

4:05 PM on Monday, November 3