AP Elections

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees

Republican Nate Morris warmed up a recent crowd of party faithful by gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey

A spat over congressional redistricting in Texas marks the latest episode in a long national history of gerrymandering

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States

Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina says she plans to start a statewide series of town halls this week in Myrtle Beach now that she's running for governor

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year

A new poll finds the vast majority of U.S. adults are feeling some stress about the cost of groceries, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain widespread

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office if they do not return to the state

China has taken a firm stance against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran or face a possible 100% tariff

Texas Democrats have left the state in an attempt to prevent the state House from holding a vote Monday on new congressional maps that Republicans hope will net them several additional U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterm elections