AP Elections

Republicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war

Britain’s governing Conservative Party has won a special election in the north of England town of Hartlepool, dealing a big blow to the main opposition Labour Party, which had held the seat since its creation in 1974

Police in the Maldives say an explosion that wounded former President Mohamed Nasheed is an act of terrorism but no suspects have been identified

The Maldives president says an explosion that wounded former leader Mohamed Nasheed was an attack on the country’s democracy

Some Republicans are worried the voting restrictions their party is pushing in political backgrounds will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots

President Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated commitment to diversity in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that gives a nod to key political allies and donors while staying true to a campaign pledge to appoint ambassadors who look like America

Republican Kevin McCarthy is leading his party to an inflection point

Fox News is pushing back against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying it was caught off guard Thursday when the Republican governor appeared on air to sign a major elections bill

As Republicans march ahead with their campaign to tighten voting laws in political battlegrounds, some in their party are worried the restrictions will backfire by making it harder for GOP voters to cast ballots

Maldives police say the country’s first democratically elected president and current Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has been injured in a blast Thursday near his home and is being treated in a hospital in the capital