Politics

(AFP) - The left-wing Democratic upstart set to contest a critical US Senate seat in November's mid-term elections is a charismatic 41-year-old who once said he would have been a...

(AFP) - When Justin Pearson announced his bid for US Congress in his hometown of Memphis, the African American Democrat never imagined he would have to campaign more than 200...

Brasília (AFP) - Visas are being denied, insults are flying, and ambassadors are caught in the crossfire: Two months before Brazil's election, diplomatic tensions are flaring between President Lula's leftist...

(AFP) - Left-wing insurgent Abdul El-Sayed called for Democratic unity Wednesday after narrowly defeating the party establishment's candidate in Michigan and claiming the nomination for one of November's most important...

(AFP) - A leftist insurgent Democrat defeated the party establishment's candidate to score a stunning win Wednesday in the primary race for the Senate after harnessing popular discontent and anti-Israel...

(AFP) - The Trump administration on Tuesday met with tech leaders to finalize a security review process for advanced AI models before their release, though it will apply only to...

(AFP) - An armed man was arrested at President Donald Trump's golf course in Los Angeles two days before the US leader's visit on Tuesday, the local sheriff's office said....

(AFP) - Paramount CEO David Ellison said Tuesday that the legal battle over his proposed multibillion-dollar takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery was fueled by politics rather than concerns over market...

(AFP) - Lebanon and Israel held a fresh round of US-sponsored talks in Rome on Tuesday, with Beirut seeking Israel's phased withdrawal from the country's south. Convoys carrying delegations from...

(AFP) - President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Todd Blanche took a key step on Tuesday towards becoming the top US law enforcement officer after a Senate panel approved his...