German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner, paving the way for a confidence vote by parliament in January that is expected to lead to early elections next March.

The Mountain Fire, northwest of Los Angeles, destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes.

A federal administrative law judge says Amazon interfered in the last election on unionization at its warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

The progressive held a commanding lead over incumbent Tanya Woo 57% to 42% in the special election for the Seattle City ...

The vice president called Trump to congratulate him on his victory ahead of planned remarks at 4 p.m. ET at Howard University ...

Democrat Nick Brown is poised to be Washington’s next attorney general after defeating Republican Pete Serrano on Tuesday.

Early results on Tuesday night showed the Proposition 1 transportation levy passing with 67% of the vote. Mayor Bruce Harrell ...

Despite Donald Trump’s focus on fossil fuels, his return to the White House won’t derail clean energy, analysts and activists ...

Leaders from around the world congratulated Donald Trump on his presidential election victory, as governments prepare for his ...

Special Counsel Jack Smith is taking steps to end both federal cases against Trump before the president-elect takes office, ...

The "No on Initiative 2117" campaign saw an early victory and Dave Upthegrove took an election night lead in the race for ...

Republican Michael Baumgartner appears to have defeated Democrat Carmela Conroy in the race for Eastern Washington’s 5th ...