Former German interior minister Gerhart Baum, who served under former chancellor Helmut Schmidt during the terrorism of the ...

President Donald Trump got his two former progressive Democratic Cabinet picks confirmed with little Republican dissent this week despite early predictions that they would have trouble getting through ...

Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly seeks a second four-year term in Tuesday’s spring primary.

Jim Guy Tucker, Arkansas’ 43rd governor, died Thursday at the age of 81. Tucker died from complications of ulcerative colitis ...

Minnesota U.S. Sen. Tina Smith's decision not to seek reelection is setting off a scramble by potential candidates in both major political parties to fill the seat.

He was among those targeted by the investigation that consumed much of Bill Clinton’s presidency. But his conviction was ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows filled out his leadership team by leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him ...

Fran Sullivan, an Oak Park activist on several fronts and member of the upstart 1972 Illinois Democratic Convention ...

Newsweek has contacted the White House for comment via email. Trump has frequently used his name and image as a fundraising ...

The Democratic Party is struggling to regain its popularity, and attempts to revive the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) ...

The 52-48 vote for President Donald Trump's controversial nominee fell largely along party lines, with former majority leader ...

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday advanced President Donald Trump's nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of ...