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One provision of the Republican tax overhaul looms large in several tight congressional races this fall, especially in California and New Jersey

In this era of manipulators using social media to interfere in elections, Oregon is instead using Facebook to bolster participation by reminding as many as hundreds of thousands of inactive voters to update their registration

As Georgia's top elections official seeks to become the state's governor, a federal judge said the state has stalled for too long in the face of "a mounting tide of evidence of the inadequacy and security risks" of its voting system

5 ways in which Trump's tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports could be felt

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U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico is disclosing personal financial interests in the cannabis sector

House lawmakers are debating a Republican proposal to expand the new tax law by making permanent the individual tax cuts now set to expire in 2026.

The House has approved a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch, a day after the Senate passed the measure. It now goes to President Trump for his signature.

President Donald Trump is scoffing at a claim by Jamie Dimon, the JPMorgan Chase CEO, that he could beat Trump in an election

A Missouri nail manufacturer suffering under President Donald Trump's steel tariffs is putting Republican Senate candidate Josh Hawley in a bind between support for Trump and concerns the plant could close

A look at some notable US business leaders who have had political aspirations

An advertising and media firm to which Ohio gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray gave government work while he was a federal official is now doing political work for him

As a major hurricane menaces the East Coast, Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections

Correction: Carbon Fee-Washington story

The nation's most powerful banker, JPMorgan Chase's Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, said he would be able beat President Donald Trump in an election, but immediately walked back his comments

Voters in Washington state will be asked this fall to do what state and federal leaders have been reluctant to: charge a direct fee on carbon pollution to fight climate change

Arizona's new Republican senator says he'd vote to repeal former President Barack Obama's prized health care law, but GOP leaders still lack the votes to succeed despite years of trying to demolish it

House Republican leaders have unveiled their proposal to expand the massive tax law they hustled through Congress last year, aiming to make permanent the individual tax cuts and small-business income deductions now set to expire in 2026.

A senior German official is describing the Sweden's election, in which the governing party lost ground and a far-right party made gains, as a "turning point" for Sweden and Europe

Sweden is facing weeks of political uncertainty after the country's two rival blocs failed to secure a governing majority in elections that saw a boost for a far-right party amid growing discontent with large-scale immigration