Patti Davis, the daughter of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, said she was sexually assaulted about 40 years ago in an op-ed defending the woman who…

As the political fight over the sexual assault allegation made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh intensifies, Democrats are indicating that — even if confirmed…

Chuck Grassley announced late Friday evening he is granting another extension to Christine Blasey Ford in reply to her lawyer’s latest counteroffer.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. military says it has carried an airstrike that killed 18 al-Shabab extremists after U.S. and local forces came under attack…

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Texas Democrat vying to replace U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, contradicted police reports Friday by denying he tried to flee the…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Friday the bombshell report of Rod Rosenstein suggesting wearing a wiretap to record President Trump shouldn’t be used to…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Tanzanian official says the death toll from a capsized ferry on Lake Victoria has risen to 167 while wooden coffins…

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities say the latest bout of fighting between rival militias in the capital Tripoli has left 10 people dead.In a…

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s army says a child has drowned after a boat carrying 39 migrants hoping to get to Europe capsized off the northern…

MUNICH (AP) — The first keg has been tapped and the beer is flowing as the 185th Oktoberfest gets underway in Munich.Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted…

BERLIN (AP) — Austria’s main opposition party is set to make a former health minister its new leader after ex-Chancellor Christian Kern announced his departure.The…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Death toll in Tanzania ferry disaster rises to 167, official says, as coffins arrive at scene .

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese authorities are announcing a confirmed Ebola death close to the Ugandan border.The vice governor of Ituri Province says the 32-year-old…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran state-run IRNA news agency says 24 dead, 53 wounded in military parade attack .

U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison pushed back Friday against allegations of domestic abuse, saying his accuser fabricated the story about him.

The surging optimism among Democrats, usually shared in private, has begun to spill into the open as President Donald Trump’s approval ratings sink.

Self-inflicted repression is an odd feature of contemporary feminism. In Gilead, the violently misogynistic dystopia of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” women are forced to drape their bodies…

The controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was created by opponents who have become “desperate” to regain control of the courts, a member of…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state television says gunmen open fire on military parade in Ahvaz, causing casualties.

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Russia will be the elephant in the room as Pope Francis begins a four-day visit to the Baltics amid renewed alarm…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says 20 wounded in attack on military parade in Ahvaz.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on attack on Iranian military parade(all times local):10:15 a.m.Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency says 20 people have been wounded…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Gunmen attacked a military parade in the southwest Iranian city of Ahvaz on Saturday, wounding 20 people, Iran’s state-run IRNA news…

The controversy surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination was created by opponents who have become “desperate” to regain control of the courts, a member of…

The U.S. has a long, proud tradition of its people voting, even if it took some time for everyone to be included.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley late Friday night granted another extension to Christine Blasey Ford to decide on whether she will testify to the…

Fashion brand Yandy posted a “brave red maiden” costume based on the dystopic Handmaid’s Tale book and television series but removed it under a tsunami of…

A Star-Ledger columnist has revisited a piece written by New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, in which he admitted to “groping” a female friend at age 15.

Lawyers for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, refused Friday to reply in time to meet Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) final…

Minnesota state Rep. Jim Knoblach announced Friday that he would be ending his reelection campaign amid allegations he inappropriately touched his adult daughter for over…

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has opened a new high-speed rail link to inland China that will vastly decrease travel times but which also…

President Donald Trump on Friday evening mocked Antifa protesters during a rally in Springfield, Missouri, describing members of the far-left group as basement-dwellers with small muscles.

“It’s unbelievable,” Hawley said.

Lawyers for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, refused Friday to reply in time to meet Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) final…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A reporter for the newspaper El Heraldo de Chiapas in southern Mexico was shot to death Friday as he left his…

“Claire McCaskill will never ever vote our way because she loves the swamp, she’s part of the swamp, you have a true swamp in Washington,”…

The Trump administration was rocked Friday afternoon by a bombshell report saying Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last year suggested secretly recording President Trump to…

Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke met Friday night at Southern Methodist University in Dallas in the first debate of three…

There were seven people in the room when the comment was made.

President Trump held a rally on Friday night in Springfield, Missouri in support of state Attorney General Josh Hawley, who is attempting to unseat Democratic…

Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, asked the Senate Judiciary Commitee on Friday…

While senators grapple over what to do with the sexual assault allegation levied against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a Minnesota political activist is continuing…

Incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz is locked in a competitive race for re-election in Texas as Rep. Beto O’Rourke has outraised him and garnered national attention.

As the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election – and any involvement from the Trump campaign – forges ahead, Deputy Attorney General…

Within the past year, several political candidates have gone to great lengths to prove they’re worthy of becoming elected officials — even if that means…

Former President Obama took the stage at a Pennsylvania rally on Friday in an effort to help Democrats regain control of Congress and stressed the…

President Donald Trump indicated that he had further work to do in order to purge the FBI and the Justice Department of politically biased officials…

“I said, ‘We have to fight for him, not worry about the other side,’” Trump recalled.

Senate Republicans on Friday extended a counteroffer to Christine Blasey Ford to testify on Capitol Hill next Wednesday, amid negotiations over whether Ford will elaborate…

The Trump administration was rocked Friday afternoon by a bombshell report saying Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last year suggested secretly recording President Trump to…