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Alaska and Arizona had the highest proportions of women in municipal office at 45%. North Dakota had the lowest at 20%

The spotlight will be on each week’s major developments on the campaign trail or the potential impacts of the various Trump prosecutions, attempting to provide a snapshot of the country’s political climate at each given moment

The last candidate to join the presidential race has arrived with the advantage of being a little-known face. But he has room to become an uncomfortable rival

Former US President claimed he was ‘an innocent man’ and was ‘being persecuted by someone running for office’

The National Human Rights Commission has filed a detailed complaint with penal authorities and the Morelos State Prosecutor’s Office for violating the right to health, physical integrity, life and justice of 13 women found dead in a federal maximum security prison near Mexico City

The persistence of still-elevated inflation helps explain why, despite steady economic growth and low unemployment, many Americans are dissatisfied with the economy

He made the announcement Wednesday night at a town hall in New Hampshire just hours before the fifth debate of the 2024 election cycle kicked off without him

Trump is threatening on the campaign trail to undo the Biden administration’s work on former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law

Inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith’s attorneys said the method is cruel and experimental and are expected to appeal the decision

Daniel Noboa, who has been in office for only 50 days, is facing an unprecedented wave of violence with murders of police and prison officers and assaults on hospitals and police stations

An exhibition traces centuries of the history, traditions and artistic influences of the two shores of the Mediterranean through 200 pieces, some of them being shown for the first time

Going after an official for a policy dispute, in this instance over the claim that Mayorkas is not upholding immigration laws, is unprecedented

Former US president’s lawyers had signaled Thursday that he planned to take the extraordinary step of delivering a summation personally

The House Oversight and Judiciary committees will each vote on contempt resolutions against the U.S. president’s son that seem likely to result in recommending criminal charges

Maido topped Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list for the fourth time in 2023 and was also ranked the sixth-best restaurant globally

The commanding front-runner in the race will skip the debate hosted by CNN and instead appear on Fox News

Prosecutors argue that Davis has never left gang life, is a threat to witnesses and is a danger to the community

The measure would allow abortions when pregnancies are caused by rape or incest, or when pregnancies are deemed nonviable or medical emergencies threaten the mother

Right-wing media outlets amplified conspiracy theories Epps was an undercover government agent who helped incite the Capitol attack to entrap Trump supporters

A group of scientists in Chile are investigating how these South American rodents manage to survive at altitudes where no other vertebrate has ever been seen

The South was hit with tornado warnings and high winds that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture, while another storm brought cities across the Midwest to a standstill with more than half a foot of snow

The blast flung doors and entire sections of wall onto the road in front of the 20-story hotel, where authorities said rescue crews found several people trapped in the basement

Simón López Trujillo’s new sci-fi novel delves into real-world issues with deft lyricism

Prominent Republicans, including former president Donald Trump, are calling for the resignation of Lloyd Austin, who is recovering in a hospital from unspecified complications from surgery

A handful of lawsuits filed across the U.S. in Republican-dominant states seek clarity on the circumstances that qualify patients to legally receive an abortion

The High Court has scheduled arguments in the Colorado case and Trump’s lawyers argue the issues are ‘identical to the federal issues raised’ in Maine case