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Uzbekistan is new to the World Cup. Norway and Haiti haven’t been there in decades. For expat communities all over the city, the wait is nearly over.

Stephen Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana, was convicted of trading stock related to two deals before they were made public.

The presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine said the state would have his back in the face of accusations he has denied.

We’ve grouped six battleground states by some of the factors that shape how likely it is for the party to flip each Senate seat.

A data center larger than a football field could come to a property steps away from the Nashville Zoo. That possibility is raising very real questions for Nashville residents and zoo officials as they look at what that development would mean for this area.

Progressive oyster farmer Graham Platner is remaining defiant in the face of mounting scrutiny over his past, as Maine voters prepare to cast ballots in the upcoming Senate primaries and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) labels the latest allegations against her presumptive Democratic

Democrats are questioning whether Graham Platner, the oyster farmer turned Maine Senate candidate, is quickly becoming a liability in one of the most important races in the upper chamber.  To win back the Senate majority, Democrats almost certainly need to see Platner defeat Sen.

The Clearwater Police Department announced Friday that it has completed its investigation into the death of WWE legend Hulk Hogan.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has picked up a key endorsement from the United Auto Workers (UAW), adding labor firepower to a crowded primary field. El-Sayed is competing against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D) for the Senate

She bucked President Donald Trump to get the Epstein files released. He’s now backing one of her opponents for South Carolina governor.

Make America Healthy Again groups have endorsed only one candidate in a competitive congressional race.

Every night, drivers across this country unlock their doors for strangers and accept the vulnerability that comes with that act as the cost of doing the work. We are owed more than a platform's assurance that safety is a priority. And we are owed a Congress willing to demand it.

President Trump highlighted the stronger-than-expected jobs report as a sign the U.S. economy is booming, declaring that it’s “raining jobs.” The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May, handily beating economists’ expectations. The unemployment rate also held steady at 4.3 percen

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is backing off a push to dedicate a Texas highway after President Trump, signaling that it may no longer be high on his priority list following his defeat in last month’s GOP Senate primary runoff. Cornyn introduced legislation in May to rename U.S. Hig

Energy drink consumption for minors can have ill effects, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Tensions are rising between President Trump and Senate Republicans, and their disagreements spilled into public view this week when GOP senators repeatedly used amendment votes on a $70 billion budget reconciliation bill to create distance from the president. Three Republican sen

President Trump upended expectations yet again when he told reporters Thursday that he would be “honored” to meet Iran’s supreme leader in the event of a peace deal. “If we make a deal, it’s possible that I would meet him,” the president said in the Oval Office. The idea of a mee

Republicans in Congress are staring down a busy to-do list now that they’re nearing the end of the arduous process to fund immigration enforcement agencies. But they’re keenly aware that time to legislate is quickly running down before the upcoming midterm elections, even as they

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a second case of a flesh-eating screwworm parasite in Texas on Friday, as it races to contain and eradicate the outbreak before it severely impacts the cattle population. A New World screwworm was detected in a one-month-old cal