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In the early voting period, Texas surpassed records for turnout. The race there is remarkably close based on early analysis.

Some older voters have limited options for getting to the polls — there are lots of work-arounds though. But in some cities, funeral homes a...

Wisconsin is in the middle of a spike in COVID cases and hospitals are overwhelmed. How is the coronavirus outbreak there impacting polls, a...

President Trump counts several world leaders as his fans, many of them authoritarians, nationalists or populists. Some may struggle to stay...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received political help from President Trump and Israelis favor Trump's re-election. Palestini...

There's talk in Germany's capital of how a Joe Biden win would benefit the ailing transatlantic relationship. But there's also caution that...

In 2016, Pennsylvania surprised a lot of people by voting for President Trump. The election is close again this year, and there are many reg...

At least four people were killed in a shooting spree on Monday, before police shot and killed a gunman that the country's interior minister...

In talk of the impact Amy Coney Barrett could have on abortion rights, many people overlook related cases that might be in play, including t...

Rittenhouse's lawyers argued that because he had allegedly acted in self-defense the bond should be set at $750,000. But Court Commissioner...

Federal judge rejected a Trump Administration rule Monday that would have denied green cards to any immigrant accessing public benefits such...

Politicians have spent decades fighting over statehood but many young voters think it's time to focus on rebuilding a decimated island inste...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern appointed Nanaia Mahuta to the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs, the nation's first Indigenous...

Across the country, there are growing concerns that the bitterness and animosity over the presidential election will not end when the polls...

The Nevada Republican Party and Trump campaign alleged they could not observe the counting process closely enough. The judge ruled they fail...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker implements new mask mandates and stay-at-home orders as confirmed coronavirus cases surge in the state. (Im...

President Trump's immigration policies are on the line and many are hoping Joe Biden will follow through on pledges to help immigrants and a...

With one day to go, President Trump looks to repeat his 2016 surprise victory with a surge of Republican votes on Tuesday. Joe Biden's campa...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Stacey Abrams, former Georgia House minority leader and 2018 Democratic gubernatorial candidate, about ef...

A federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit by a group of Republicans seeking to invalidate more than 100,000 votes in Harris County, Texas...

China has been closely following the U.S. presidential election in the hopes that U.S.-China tensions may ease afterward. But analysts say t...

Gunmen stormed Kabul University in Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 19 people. It was the second attack on a learning center in Kabul...

City authorities have not recommended such measures, but building and store owners say they are taking precautions in case of widespread unr...

The ruling means about 127,000 ballots cast by curbside voting in the Houston area will be counted. It follows a similar decision made by th...

President Trump has claimed, with little evidence, the city's election system is corrupt. His critics say the president is trying to suppres...