Means was interrogated by senators from both sides of the dais about her positions on vaccines, abortion and contraception and pesticides.

As long recognized by courts, the U.S. Constitution gives primary authority to states to set the rules for elections, with no role for presidents.

Pres. Donald Trump encouraged Iranians to seize control of their government when US military operations conclude.

The 17-page proposal, a working document reviewed in full by PBS News, would give him extraordinary power over the 2026 midterm elections.

Officials have used poor academic achievement and anti-ICE protests to threaten state takeovers of schools. The tactic has a new political tone, particularly in Texas.

Beijing’s diplomatic restraint over the US’s standoff with Tehran should not be mistaken for unreliability or indifference.

Donald Trump has revealed his “worst-case scenario” for his war in Iran, saying he wouldn’t want a leader “as bad as” the late Ayatollah Khamenei.

So far, the energy price shocks have been relatively contained. But a prolonged conflict in the Middle East carries enormous ...

A new federal approach giving U.S. companies more say over which proposals shareholders can vote on at their annual meetings ...

President Trump continues to suggest the federal government should take control over how elections are run. We discuss what he has said about the ways he could do that, whether those tactics are legal ...

Democrats are meeting this week to discuss their strategy to regain control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections.

He views trade as a zero-sum game, in which there are winners and losers based on whether a country runs a surplus or deficit ...