Sen. Elizabeth Warren became the punchline for more “Pocahontas” jokes Tuesday after her high-profile DNA rollout backfired, angering Native Americans and rekindling questions about her claims to Cherokee ancestry.
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro said Tuesday that he will “likely” make a bid for the presidency in 2020.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is a liar. She’s long been a liar, but on Monday she decided to release proof that she’s a liar, in the form of DNA test results.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says she’s confident Democrats will retake the House in next month’s midterm elections.
When President Trump won the election almost two years ago, his support from evangelicals was a major driver of the win - so much so that the Rev. Franklin Graham later commented that “God showed up” at the election. Some say it also could happen with the midterm elections, now 20 days off.
The second debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke, set for Tuesday night in San Antonio, is supposed to feature questions about foreign policy but will likely focus more on domestic issues.
President Trump is smashing the record for appointing judges to the powerful federal appeals courts with 29 picks confirmed, helping him put his stamp on the judiciary well beyond the Supreme Court.
The Trump administration informed Congress on Tuesday that it intends to pursue new trade deals with Japan, the U.K. and the European Union.
A spokesman for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) was suspended this week after he said on social media that Republicans should be brought “to the guillotines” after they lose their majority in the midterm elections.
Republican U.S. Rep. Mia Love says the Federal Election Commission is siding with her on questions of whether she improperly raised money for a primary that never happened, but the agency isn't commenting and Democrats aren't backing down.
In a stunning October surprise, Alaska's lieutenant governor resigned Tuesday for making unspecified "inappropriate comments," imperiling the re-election hopes of Gov. Bill Walker, a man with whom he shared a brother-like bond.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein and fellow Democrat Kevin de Leon are set to face off Wednesday in their only scheduled debate ahead of Election Day.
The Democratic drive to take control of the U.S. House in November might rise or fall on the California coast. As part of its strategy, the party is targeting four Republican-held seats in Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, which Hillary Clinton carried in the 2016 presidential election.
Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke abandoned his optimistic tone and attacked Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz as "Lyin" Ted in their second debate before the election, borrowing a nickname first used by President Donald Trump.
Pushy midday shoppers nose their carts through the Korean market, stocking up on bottled kimchi and seaweed spring rolls. A few doors away, customers grab pho to go at a Vietnamese takeout counter. Across the street, lunchtime diners line up for tacos "al pastor" - spit-roasted pork - at a Mexican-style taqueria.
Republican Rep. Leonard Lance and Democratic challenger Tom Malinowski are set to square off in a statewide televised debate.
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio sued the New York Times on Tuesday saying the paper defamed him in a venomous August column celebrating his latest election loss, accusing him of extensive illegal behavior and calling him "a sadist masquerading as a public servant."
In their second debate of a surprisingly close race, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and challenger Beto O'Rourke showed flashes of rancor but largely stressed a message tailored to their bases.
A heated U.S. House race in southwest Ohio has gotten a little hotter.
Hollywood did all it could to deposit Hillary Clinton back into the White House two-plus years ago. She dabbed on "Ellen," riffed with Zach Galifianakis on "Between Two Ferns" and got an "Avengers"-sized boost via a star-laden public service announcement dubbed "Save the Day" just before Election Day.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he cannot predict whether Republicans will emerge next month with their Senate majority intact, saying there are too many races that could go either way at this point.
Saudi Arabia's leaders doubled down Tuesday with their denials of any involvement in the disappearance of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, even as Turkish officials suggested that Riyadh scrambled over the past two weeks to cover up evidence that could prove the journalist was kidnapped or killed inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
President Trump said Tuesday that he's confident women voters will back Republicans in the midterm elections, despite polls showing a gender gap favoring Democrats.
President Trump is smashing the record for appointing judges to the powerful federal appeals courts with 29 picks confirmed, helping him put his stamp on the judiciary well beyond the Supreme Court.
Changes made to North Carolina's elections board over the last year were unconstitutional, but the board can remain in place through the November elections, a three-judge panel ruled Tuesday.
