An Iranian official who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers has reportedly tendered his resignation from the government of reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian.

From the moment he resigned as New York’s governor, people have speculated that it was only a matter of time before Andrew Cuomo would try to barge his way back into politics.

The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering.

Yamandú Orsi, a telegenic left-leaning former mayor and history teacher, has taken office as Uruguay’s new president.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced that he is running for mayor of New York City.

Back in November, three Pennsylvania Republicans won seats in Congress by tight margins.

The first time Donald Trump spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he tried to pressure Ukraine’s new leader to dig up dirt on Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 election.

European leaders have pledged to stand by Ukraine in the wake of the contentious Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The timing of President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Republican Vivek Ramaswamy for Ohio governor has stunned and intrigued Ohio political observers.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has won reelection to lead Canada’s most populous province, giving him the mandate he wanted to fight tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump.

Republican Heather Hill is methodically building a campaign for Ohio governor outside the limelight being grabbed by more prominent candidates.

The European Union is getting good at adapting to unprecedented circumstances.

Measures in several state legislatures this year have called for new approaches to weaken the power of judges.

The Trump administration’s demand that federal agencies plan to radically downsize is driven by a key figure in the conservative movement who has long planned this move.

A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says he’s running to be the next governor of Florida in 2026.

He shook Romania’s political landscape in November when he secured the first round in the presidential election, going from an obscure candidate to beating the incumbent prime minister.

The tech outlet Wired set up a new politics team in time for the presidential election — but its most impactful work is coming after the election is over.

A report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog says Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.

One of the few remaining Republicans in Congress to openly clash with President Donald Trump has a book out this summer.

Romanian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation against a far-right populist who won the first round in a canceled presidential election last year.

The Trump administration is creating a registry for all people who are in the U.S. illegally, and those who don’t self-report could face fines or prosecution.

President Donald Trump has ordered the suspension of any security clearances held by lawyers at a prominent Washington law firm who provided legal services to special counsel Jack Smith.

A simmering feud between New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and her number two, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, has boiled over.

Republican Senate candidate Daniel Cameron has lavished praise on President Donald Trump and criticized his mentor, Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Conservatives who filled a ballroom a few blocks from the White House have lamented that the United States is abandoning the fundamental ideals that forged a great nation.

Germany’s businesses have been frustrated by government inaction on the stagnating economy.

Germany has long been considered to have relatively ambitious climate goals and it’s likely that combatting climate change will remain a priority.

A group of young engineers is playing a vital role in billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk’s effort to slash the federal bureaucracy through his Department of Government Efficiency.

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s election.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader.

Germany’s mainstream conservatives have won the country’s national election, while a far-right party surged to become the country's second-largest party.

Mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's election, ensuring strong support for Ukraine and creating hopes for economic renewal.

A Republican who left the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day has launched his bid for Ohio governor.

Projections show German opposition leader Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have won a lackluster victory in Sunday's national election.

President Donald Trump says “nobody has ever seen anything” like his administration’s sweeping effort to fire thousands of federal employees and shrink the size of government.

A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Romania’s capital in a show of support for Calin Georgescu.

Michigan Republicans have elected a state lawmaker to lead the GOP into the 2026 midterms, State Sen. Jim Runestad whipped enough delegates Saturday after two rounds of voting to beat out the other two candidates, including Meshawn Maddock, a loyal ally to President Donald Trump who is charged with being a fake elector for Trump in the 2020 election.

Days before the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians are as somber and tense as they were right before Moscow launched the war.

The scramble to fill Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat in Kentucky began as soon as the Republican revealed he won’t seek reelection in 2026.

Donald Trump won reelection months ago and is barred from seeking another term.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is in a state of legal and political purgatory.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell has announced that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of President Donald Trump.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says predecessor Jair Bolsonaro is acknowledging his guilt in a case in which he's accused of plotting a coup to stay in power by focusing on a campaign for amnesty.

A conservative nonprofit backed by billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk is getting involved in a race that will determine the political direction of the highest court in one of the country’s most important presidential battleground states.

Pete Buttigieg is quietly contemplating his future from a small city in northern Michigan while talking to Democratic Party officials, labor leaders and top strategists.

German voters go to the polls Sunday to elect a parliament that will determine who runs the country for the next four years.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has appeared in two different courts, contesting his arrest on rebellion charges in one and pleading to preserve his presidency in the other, both related to his brief imposition of martial law in December.

It’s been a lingering question since the election: How long can a partnership between two billionaires who love being the center of attention last.

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election.

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia businesswoman and former senator, to lead the Small Business Administration.

President Donald Trump says his administration will ensure a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska gets built.

Migrants who have settled in the German city of Magdeburg say they have experienced a sharp increase in racism and anti-immigration sentiments following a deadly Christmas market attack last year.

Manhattan federal Judge Dale E.

President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.

Senate Republicans have pushed ahead on a scaled-back budget bill.

Brazil’s top prosecutor Paulo Gonet has formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat.

The head of the U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, says he intends to step down.

As New York Gov. Kathy Hochul weighs whether to remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, AP VoteCast shows that many New York City voters in last year’s election were already on board with the move.

Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election.

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has asked the Supreme Court to void her impeachment and block a Senate trial that could remove her from office.

A conservative activist who echoed Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen 2020 election and defended Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioters has been nominated by the Republican president to be the top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.

Germany needs a new business model to get its stalled economy going again.

President Donald Trump's administration has disbanded an FBI task force focused on investigating foreign influence campaigns and placed on leave several election security employees at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency.

Pam Bondi had insisted at her Senate confirmation hearing that as attorney general, her Justice Department would not “play politics.”.

U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump.

Republican Vivek Ramaswamy will launch his bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing events in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas.

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

Republicans are trying to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states.

The Berlin International Film Festival is kicking off with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s “The Light.”.

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.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said Canada should be the 51st U.S. state, effectively erasing the massive border the two nations share.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is putting up a desperate fight for his political life at Seoul’s Constitutional Court after being impeached and arrested for his short-lived imposition of martial law last year.

President Donald Trump has just started his second term, the last one permitted under the U.S. Constitution.

Alternative for Germany has surged to the best showing by a far-right party since World War II in the national election and became the strongest political force in parts of the country.

South Texas residents living near billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX launch site will soon decide whether they'll be officially recognized as Starbase, Texas.

President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, Todd Blanche, criticized the criminal cases against the Republican as “partisan lawfare” during his confirmation hearing to become the No. 2 Justice Department official.

The two main candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency never campaigned in Cochapamba.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has declared that he is “no longer facing legal questions” after the Trump administration moved to drop the bribery charges that have been hanging over his reelection campaign — but he may still be facing an impossible choice.

Wisconsin’s top education official faces challengers on the right and left as she runs for reelection.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been thrown a lifeline by the Trump administration.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams thanked the Justice Department for ordering a halt to his criminal corruption case and castigated the prosecution as “cruel” while vowing to regain the trust of voters ahead of his upcoming election.

An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is raising allegations against a former fiancé and his business associates.

One of the top election officials in Arizona's largest county has drastically downsized a team whose responsibilities included combating false information about elections.

The Justice Department has ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams and halt the ongoing investigation.

Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.

President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long.

This year's presidential election could see a historic gender gap as young women line up behind Democrat Kamala Harris' bid to be the first female president.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has announced his resignation following mounting pressure from populist opposition groups.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly challenged Senate Republicans with his Cabinet picks.

Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s leftist party has won the most seats in the parliamentary election.

Ecuador’s April runoff election for president will test the lasting influence of former leftist President Rafael Correa when his protege, lawyer Luisa González, goes up against the conservative incumbent Daniel Noboa.

Early results in Ecuador's presidential race are tight and indicate a runoff election is likely between conservative President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González.

A North Carolina trial judge has upheld decisions by election officials to reject protests by the trailing candidate in a very close state Supreme Court election.

A group that dedicated to electing Republicans to state attorney general positions has brought back a former executive director who resigned in the aftermath of Jan. 6.

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed by the state Senate.

Kosovo goes to the polls Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti after his party won in a landslide four years ago.

Genesee County Chris Swanson has told The Associated Press he's launching a Democratic bid to be Michigan's next governor.