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“The French far right leader Marine Le Pen was the great loser in the first round of French regional elections,” an expert said.

Republican Reps. Liz Cheney, John Katko, Adam Kinzinger, Fred Upton and Jaime Herrera Beutler will vote to impeach President Trump.

65% of young voters voted for President-elect Joe Biden.

Georgia said that an official audit of its voting machines found no evidence of fraud or foul play during the elections.

The drop in Republicans’ outlook was so dramatic that they now voice their worst economic outlook since before Trump took office.

The latest coronavirus vaccine developments have brightened the outlook for the U.S. economy, UBS economist says.

The McKinsey consulting firm says that it will allow Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to release the identities of the clients he served when he worked for them a decade ago. McKinsey said in a statement Monday that it had informed Buttigieg that he could reveal information about the organizations he served from 2007 to 2010. Buttigieg had been under...

Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra and the opposition-controlled congress have each taken action to remove each other from power, creating the deepest constitutional crisis in nearly three decades for a nation frustrated by years of dysfunctional politics and corruption scandals. Vizcarra on Monday announced he was dissolving the legislature to turn a page on Peru’s long history of crooked politicos, conflicts...

The United States is calling for a vote on a U.N. resolution urging “the peaceful restoration of democracy” in Venezuela, free and fair presidential elections, unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to all people in need — and making clear its support for opposition leader Juan Guaido. The draft resolution is expected to be put to a vote Thursday afternoon, a...

The battle for control of Venezuela turned Sunday to the armed forces as President Nicolas Maduro, wearing tan military fatigues, attended army exercises, met with troops and watched as tanks fired into a hillside. At the same time, supporters of opposition leader Juan Guaido handed out leaflets to soldiers, urging them to reject the socialist leader and explaining how they...

A runaway hearse carrying an Ebola victim has become the latest example of sometimes violent community resistance complicating efforts to contain a Congo outbreak — and causing a worrying new rise in cases. The deadly virus’ appearance for the first time in the far northeast has sparked fear. Suspected contacts of infected people have tried to slip away. Residents have...

The candidates addressed Sen. Ted Cruz’s relationship with President Donald Trump and how it’s evolved since the 2016 presidential campaign.

Kraftwerk fans are used to hearing otherworldly tunes, but the German electronic music pioneers took it to another level at a gig in Stuttgart. Video posted Saturday by the European Space Agency shows German astronaut Alexander Gerst “dropping in” for a live performance from the International Space Station. Using a tablet computer with a virtual synthesizer, Gerst played a duet...

Hurricane Maria shredded the electric poles in the plantain farming town of Corozal high in the mountains of central Puerto Rico, leaving tens of thousands of people without power or running water. Desperate, residents of Corozal’s Barrio Mana neighborhood asked federal officials for a generator to pump water from the well that supplies the neighborhood’s 130 families. That was nearly...

President Donald Trump continued his defensive commentary on Friday’s indictments of Russians in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, saying Russia “succeeded beyond their wildest dreams” in dividing America and is now laughing at the U.S. Thirteen Russians and three Russian organizations were indicted Friday for allegedly interfering in the U.S. 2016 presidential elections with the intention of promoting Trump’s candidacy....

U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller unveiled an indictment Friday of a comprehensive “information warfare” involving 13 Russian individuals and three entities allegedly to have planted discord during the 2016 presidential elections, CNBC elections. Click through for some of the most important quotes from the 37-page indictment.

A day after President Donald Trump appeared to garble his words in a public address, the White House announced that Trump will have a physical exam early next year and make the results public, NBC News reported. Trump, 71, spoke Wednesday on Israel and seemed to have difficulty pronouncing words, and particularly the letter “s.” Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders...

Puerto Rico’s governor campaigned in Washington Thursday to make the U.S. territory the 51st state, touting a vote that showed 97 percent support for statehood and brushing aside critics who questioned its legitimacy. More than 500,000 people on the island voted for statehood in a non-binding referendum this past weekend. But eight out of 10 eligible voters did not vote,...

Puerto Rico’s governor is vowing to turn the U.S. territory into the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding referendum hit by a boycott and low turnout that raised questions about the vote’s legitimacy. Gov. Ricardo Rossello told a couple hundred supporters waving U.S. flags late Sunday that he will soon create a commission to appoint two senators and...