Washington's local economy has taken blows from a series of actions by the Trump administration, from the layoffs of federal workers to the ongoing law enforcement intervention with the National Guard.

President Donald Trump has unveiled a deal with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for their popular obesity treatments Zepbound and Wegovy.

Democrats are hopeful again.

Virginia voters have made history by electing candidates who broke race and gender barriers in this week's elections.

Not every voter in Northern Virginia has felt the impact of President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government.

There were signs in the AP Voter Poll that there’s plenty of room for Democrats to make up ground among groups that moved toward President Donald Trump in last year’s election.

Voters have sent a message to President Donald Trump that the economy doesn't feel as though its booming — despite what he says.

Voters in races across the country have backed Democrats, including in New York’s mayoral race and contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.

Former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger has won Virginia’s election for governor.

Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of President Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum.

Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House.

Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him.

Climbing monthly electricity bills, a growing stressor on U.S. families as demand surges for energy, have emerged as a significant issue in the nation’s only two elections for governor this year and as a test on the political parties’ messages for next year’s midterms.

Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, says that she doesn't oppose a push by the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

Polling places open Saturday for in-person voting in two of the year’s most closely watched elections: The New York City mayor’s race and the contest to pick New Jersey’s next governor.

President Trump is urging his supporters in New Jersey to vote for Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has revealed in a podcast that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as Nazi symbol.

Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill in the final stretch of their statewide campaigns for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

Virginia is the last Southern state that has not passed new abortion restrictions since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a national constitutional right to the procedure.

Kamala Harris sounds like a party elder and a future candidate at the same time.

Barack Obama has endorsed Democratic candidates Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger for governor in New Jersey and Virginia.

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger have faced off on the debate stage in Virginia’s high-stakes governor's race.

Democrats say fallout from the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics on the government shutdown could give them a welcome boost in the only two governors’ races on the ballot this year.

Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has been widely condemned for text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.”.

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.

Democrats and Republicans are testing dueling playbooks in fall elections that will decide the leadership of Virginia and New Jersey — and perhaps a new direction for the parties heading into next year’s midterms.

Democrats are out of power in Washington but hold 23 governors' seats, including in five of the seven presidential battlegrounds Donald Trump swept last year.

Democrats have spent the early months of Donald Trump's second presidency trying to find the right messages and messengers to counter an aggressive administration.

Virginia state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.

Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general.

Joe Biden’s time in public office is now behind him, but his age and mental acuity have become a litmus test for the next leaders in his party.

Virginia Democrats are vying to shield their statehouse majority while flipping the governor’s mansion in November, and new reports show they have a cash advantage in those races against Republicans.

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are picking up steam in their bids to be Virginia's next governor.

Virginia’s three special elections this week garnered national attention as Democrats protected their slim statehouse majority by winning two left-leaning districts.

The House is expected to try next week to pass a Social Security-related bill to ensure benefits for workers who are also eligible for other pensions.

After a tumultuous and unproductive session of Congress, nearly 50 House members have decided either to not seek reelection or to run for a higher office.

Republicans are responding to Democratic Virginia congresswoman Abigail Spanberger's announcement she'll run for governor in 2025.

Former Virginia House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has decided against a bid for governor in 2025 and will instead run next year to represent the competitive northern Virginia congressional seat being vacated by a fellow Democratic lawmaker.

One of the newest members of the House Intelligence Committee was herself once an officer running spies for the CIA.

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney has crossed the political aisle again this election year and endorsed a Democratic colleague in a competitive House race.

A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections has helped energize the Republican field in two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races.

The public hearings of the House committee investigating the insurrection pose a challenge to Democrats seeking to maintain narrow control of Congress.

Proposals to ban stock trading by lawmakers are gaining ground in Congress and on the campaign trail.

An Associated Press review finds that state and local governments have spent nearly $1 billion worth of federal coronavirus aid on projects that have little to do with combating the pandemic.

President Joe Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs.

Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has received notification that the Department of Defense has authorized the use of Marine Corps Base Quantico to house Afghan refugees, as well as a national guard installation in central Virginia.

Democrats have a sales job of their own this summer.

The bill goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected in the coming days. The relief package, unveiled Monday afternoon, sped through the House and Senate in a matter of hours. The Senate cleared the massive package by a 92-6 vote after the House approved the COVID-19 package by another lopsided vote, 359-53. The bill combines coronavirus-fighting funds with financial relief for individuals and businesses. Democrats and Senate Republicans prevailed in a bid to use bookkeeping maneuvers to squeeze $12.5 billion more for domestic programs into the legislation.