Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election — and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Myanmar has begun a second round of voting in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago.

Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo has been released from prison after a year and five months.

Adam Johnson, known for grabbing Nancy Pelosi's podium during the Capitol riot, is running for a county office in Florida.

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day.

The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues.

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year.

A new U.N. rights report says that the presidential election in Uganda next week will be “marked by widespread repression and intimidation" against the opposition and others.

President Donald Trump says he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds, a move he said would help reduce mortgage rates at a time when Americans are worried about home prices.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that ended her political career.

Venezuela has released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists — both citizens and foreigners — nearly a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face drug-trafficking charges.

The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term in the pivotal battleground state after a first term that put him on the Democratic Party’s radar as a potential presidential contender in 2028.

Spencer Pratt, a reality television personality who lost his home in the deadly Palisades wildfire last year, said Wednesday that he intends to run for mayor of Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump is seeking over $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney's office.

Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to give his first State of the Union of his second term on Feb. 24.

Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request from the U.S. Justice Department to turn over detailed voter information.

Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.

President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes.

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates.

Opposition supporters have long hoped their leaders could replace Nicolás Maduro as Venezuela's president.

Frustration and anger are brewing among young protesters in Nepal who helped topple the government.

Uganda is preparing for a election in an atmosphere of political violence.

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House.

Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, has risen to prominence through strategic moves and political savvy.

President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing amendment that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

George Conway says he is running for a U.S. House seat in New York City.

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there's no official event to memorialize what happened.

A former Republican lawmaker in Arizona has been sentenced to probation and a five-year ban on running for public office.

President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials have briefed leaders in Congress on the striking military operation in Venezuela.

Provisional results have shown Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadéra won a third term in last month’s election.

President Donald Trump’s military intervention in Venezuela has emerged as a flash point in a closely watched Republican primary campaign in Kentucky.

Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.

Guinea’s Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya.

The U.S. capture and ouster of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro marked a stunning culmination of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert dominance in Latin America.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro who was captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation.

When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following a path taken by Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces.

President Donald Trump's military intervention in Venezuela is testing his ability to hold the Republican coalition together.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won’t govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.

Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Capitol Hill after five years as one of the most well-known members of Congress.

Venezuelans are trying to understand who is in charge after the United States announced the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

President Donald Trump declared Saturday’s military operation that led to the ouster of Nicolás Maduro a major success.

Nicolás Maduro's fall at the hands of the United States follows months of pressure from the Trump administration.

Myanmar's military-appointed election body has announced the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election.

Former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers that the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol “does not happen” without President Donald Trump.

The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

The political party backed by Myanmar’s ruling military claims it won a commanding lead in the initial round of the first general election in five years.

Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber.

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has died at 80, her political party has announced Tuesday.

Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.

Zohran Mamdani has promised to transform New York City government when he becomes mayor.

The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen.

Protesting university students in Serbia have collected signatures throughout the country for their request for an early parliamentary election.

The Central African Republic voted on Sunday to elect a new president and federal lawmakers.

Guineans are voting to elect a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup.

Preliminary results of a snap parliamentary election in Kosovo shows that the party of Prime Minister Albin Kurti has won by a clear margin.

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election.

A Brazilian judge has issued house arrest orders for 10 people involved in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after his 2022 election loss.

A mysterious group called Georgians for Integrity has spent around $5 million on television ads, mailers and texts attacking Lt. Gov. Burt Jones since November.

Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an election framed by the ruling military as a return to multi-party democracy.

A Russian court has sentenced pro-war activist Sergei Udaltsov to six years in prison for justifying terrorism.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's family says he's underwent double hernia surgery at a hospital in the country's capital.

The son of a former Bangladesh prime minister has returned to the country after more than 17 years in exile.

Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura has won Honduras’ presidential election, according to electoral authorities.

Guineans are set to vote Sunday in their first presidential election since a military coup four years ago.

The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, a tranche that included multiple mentions of President Donald Trump but added little new revelatory information to the long-anticipated public file on the disgraced late financier.

Wyoming’s lone U.S. representative is running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Cynthia Lummis, who isn’t seeking re-election.

France's parliament has approved an emergency bill to prevent a government shutdown next week.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was once seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party.

Vice President JD Vance says the conservative movement should welcome anyone who loves America.

President Donald Trump says he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race.

Idalia Bisbal moved from New York City to Allentown, Pennsylvania, hoping for a cheaper life.

The Trump administration has restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.

Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife have been made public following a judge's order.

Erika Kirk, the widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and current CEO of the conservative youth group, endorsed the potential presidential bid of Vice President JD Vance in the 2028 election.

The Ukrainian and Polish presidents have met in Warsaw to emphasize unity against Russia and progress on historical reconciliation.

Young women who have grown emboldened in their conservative beliefs are attending the annual conference held by Turning Point USA.

President Donald Trump visited the eastern North Carolina town of Rocky Mount on Friday, the second time this month he traveled to a presidential battleground state to focus on the economy and affordability concerns.

One of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s appointees has resigned over social media posts she made more than a decade ago that featured antisemitic tropes.

The U.S. Justice Department has sued three states and the District of Columbia for not turning over requested voter information to the Trump administration.

Tens of thousands of people have filled the streets of the capital and other major cities in Bulgaria calling for fair elections and an independent judiciary able to effectively fight widespread corruption.

Democrats won't issue a postelection report on their 2024 shellacking after all.

The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela.

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

Veteran police officer Jeffery Carroll is taking over as interim chief of Washington's police force.

Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.

A 33-year-old antitrust lawyer with ties to major Democratic politicians is challenging U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson to represent Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district.

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron is ending his short-lived campaign for lieutenant governor of Alabama.

President Donald Trump says he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas.

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss.

Fani Willis has counterattacked during a Wednesday Georgia state Senate committee questioning her prosecution of Donald Trump.

Maryland will create a commission to study potential slavery reparations in the state, after lawmakers overrode a veto by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.

Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump.

The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state's new congressional map that favors Democrats.

President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices.

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego is emerging as a key figure for the Democratic Party as it aims to regain Latino support lost in 2024.