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By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Gun safety advocates are pushing U.S. President Joe Biden to take stronger measures on his own to curb gun violence after...

By David Morgan and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats and some Republicans in the U.S. Senate discussed tightening reviews of gun buyers following the deadliest school...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The deadlocked U.S. Senate Republican primary between wellness celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund executive David McCormick (NYSE:MKC) was headed...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Americans support stronger gun laws but are less confident that lawmakers will take action in the wake of a spate of mass shootings, according to a...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Congress it has taken "immediate action" to ensure U.S. Capitol Police are aware of...

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated three women to serve as appellate judges including Florence Pan, who would succeed U.S. Supreme...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to visit the Texas town where a gunman killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, possibly as early as this weekend, a...

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Centrist U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar was clinging to a razor-thin lead early on Wednesday against progressive challenger Jessica...

By Alexandra Ulmer ATLANTA (Reuters) -The crushing defeat of David Perdue in Tuesday's Republican gubernatorial primary in Georgia likely delighted Donald Trump's adversaries, who...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won the Republican nomination to run for reelection in November, Edison Research projected on Tuesday, holding off a challenge...

(Corrects entry on Bordeau and McBath to show that McBath, not Bordeau, won the primary.) WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Voters in Georgia and Alabama picked candidates for the U.S....

By Alexandra Ulmer ATLANTA (Reuters) -Georgia Republicans on Tuesday dealt Donald Trump his biggest defeat in his bid to play kingmaker in this year's U.S. midterm elections,...

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The match-ups for a high-profile governor and U.S. Senate race in November's midterm elections took shape in Georgia on Tuesday. Here are...

By Brad Brooks LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) -Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shrugged off a challenge on Tuesday from fellow Republican George P. Bush in a primary run-off election...

By Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Americans must stand up to the gun lobby and pressure members of Congress to pass sensible gun laws, U.S. President Joe...

(Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump is seeking to demonstrate his power over the Republican Party with more than 190 endorsements of candidates ahead of the Nov. 8...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Representative Lucy McBath won the Democratic nomination for Georgia's 7th congressional district, AP and Edison Research projected on Tuesday,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy on Tuesday implored his colleagues to act to combat gun violence hours after a mass shooter killed 14 Texas school...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell this week to 36%, the lowest level of his presidency, as Americans suffered from...

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said it would appeal the decision of a Louisiana judge that upended its plans to end a...

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday issued a decision that could bolster efforts to disqualify members of Congress on the grounds that they voiced...

By Alexandra Ulmer KENNESAW, Ga. (Reuters) - Former Vice President Mike Pence campaigned for one of his ex-boss' nemeses on Monday night in the Republican primary for governor of...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A billionaire fundraiser for former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges in a new indictment claiming he illegally...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki, who left her job in Democratic President Joe Biden's administration on May 13, will join MSNBC cable network...

(Reuters) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate David McCormick (NYSE:MKC) has filed a lawsuit in a Pennsylvania court to compel counties to count undated mail-in ballots in his...

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan scrambled jets after Russian and Chinese warplanes neared its airspace during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden...

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A New York judge approved a new congressional map that pits two veteran Democratic incumbents against one another and boosts Republican odds of capturing...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Representative Madison Cawthorn, a scandal-plagued Republican who lost his re-election bid last week, faced a congressional ethics probe on Monday into...

(This May 22 story refiles to correct first name in ninth paragraph to Andra, not Audra) By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - There may be no politician that Donald Trump wants to see ousted...

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate leaders introduced a resolution on Monday backing Sweden and Finland's bids to join NATO,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said on Sunday that he had returned home after a minor stroke a week ago landed him in the George Washington...

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - There may be no politician that Donald Trump wants to see ousted more than Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, who defied the then-president's...

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - A New York judge approved a new congressional map that pits two veteran Democratic incumbents against one another and boosts Republican odds of capturing...

(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill to provide nearly $40 billion in aid for Ukraine as part of efforts to boost military support over Russia's...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rudy Giuliani, who served as former U.S. President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, met for more than nine hours on Friday with the House committee...