Politics

After their midterm win and Stephen Miller’s promotion, Democrats gear up for a fight on immigration

Democrats are set to take control of Congress and are focusing on reining in President Donald Trump's immigration policies

After Trump's midterm rout, Europe sees cracks in populist right. It may not stop France’s Le Pen

From Hungary to Brazil, voters have ousted nationalist leaders or blocked far-right challengers

US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that aimed to stop California from processing up to 20,000 ballots it suspected were mailed to noncitizens

Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist

One of Haiti’s most powerful gangs says it has reached out to a state agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for “peace, stability and national reconciliation.”

Trump discusses Middle East de-escalation with Qatar’s emir, and other Mideast news

President Donald Trump has discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East during a call with Qatar’s emir

US military carries out new targeted strikes on Iran as Tehran's leaders weigh mediator's proposals

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has carried out new limited strikes on Iran, targeting air defense systems

China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting

Beijing has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Stephen Miller replaces Susie Wiles as Trump's White House chief of staff after GOP's midterm defeat

President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is stepping down and will be replaced by Stephen Miller, a key member of Trump’s inner circle

The Latest: Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff

President Donald Trump says Stephen Miller is replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress in the midterm elections

Secret Service arrests man near White House after he said he heard voices telling him to kill Trump

The U.S. Secret Service says a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Donald Trump

Why it's still too early to call the US Senate race in Mississippi

Nearly 2,500 votes separate Democrat Scott Colom and Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in the tight race for U.S. Senate in Mississippi, and votes are still being counted

Houston will limit ICE cooperation in response to Democrats taking power in Texas, mayor says

The mayor of Houston says the city will limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities, heralding “a new model” of immigration enforcement after Democrats won power in Texas for the first time in decades

Rubio will venture to France on first post-midterm foreign trip to face questions on Trump policies

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first international trip since the midterm elections that dealt the Republicans a severe blow

Black voters help propel Democrats, including history makers, in sweeping midterm victories

Strong turnout among Black voters helped propel several Black candidates to surprise victories in the midterm elections and led to razor-thin losses in other races

Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89

Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family’s political dynasty who served as West Virginia’s governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died

Trump’s arch is blocked for now, but a glitzy new website highlights the plans

A federal court has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from breaking ground for his towering memorial arch

2 Justice Department officials resign, including US attorney who oversaw 'grand conspiracy' probe

The top federal prosecutor in Miami who had been tasked with overseeing an investigation into foes of President Donald Trump has resigned

Democrats win the Arizona House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since 1966

Democrats have won control of both legislative chambers in Arizona and retained the governor’s office, giving the party its first trifecta in the state since 1966

Democratic candidates with a Christian message help flip Congress

Clergy members and other Democratic candidates with a Christian message helped their party flip control of Congress

Republicans rammed through Supreme Court nominees. Now Democrats will have the votes to stop them

President Donald Trump has transformed the Supreme Court with a conservative supermajority but now faces a Democratic-led Senate ready to challenge his judicial picks

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As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trump's District of Columbia projects

In his first public appearance after an election that soundly repudiated his policies, President Donald Trump turned to a topic that wasn't his policies or politics

Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide

Latino voters moved sharply to the left in the midterm elections, helping Democrats achieve significant victories in Texas and in key House races nationwide

Federal judge orders 14-day delay on any work beginning on Trump's monumental arch

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14 days