WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, one of ...

Lawmakers are back in town this week for the start of what’s called the “lame duck,” the eight-week sprint to finish up this ...

False posts circulating on social media claim that billionaire Elon Musk facilitated alleged election fraud through his ...

This isn’t unusual or unexpected, as the nation’s most populous state is consistently among the slowest to report all its ...

Democrat George Whitesides won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Garcia.

Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Tuesday. Newhouse, who has held ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new ...

Local officials are beginning to certify the results of this year’s presidential election in a process that so far has been ...

Independent, nonpartisan, fact-based journalism from The Associated Press reached record audiences on and after Nov. 5.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in Colorado will cast ballots for a slew of statewide measures and local contests alongside elections for president and U.S. House on Election Day. There are a few ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — There isn’t an easier way to count votes than to count the votes. The Associated Press has been tallying results in national, state and local elections since 1848.

No federal agency or election commission provides updates to the public in the meantime about what's happening with their votes. “That's a gap in the Constitution left by the founders that AP ...