The Republican judge who is seeking to throw out more than 60,000 votes in order to win a seat on the state Supreme Court ...

State Sen. Sydney Batch, a Wake County Democrat who is the chamber’s minority leader, recently introduced a bill to make North Carolina’s judicial elections nonpartisan.

"In North Carolina, and in its history, we always had nonpartisan judicial races, and when the Republicans took over several ...

A New York high school student is suing her school district after officials painted over a parking spot she had decorated with a watermelon slice — a symbol of support for Palestinians.

Ekrem Imamoglu, Istanbul's mayor, faces politicized legal battles that have elevated him as President Erdogan's key political opponent. His journey from electoral success to legal challenges mirrors ...

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Republican voters then aligned their opinions with his. Trump’s disdain for democratic fundamentals spread quickly. Partisans defending their team slid away from democratic values. Canada’s ...

Chuck Schumer took criticism from within his own party for backing a Republican-crafted funding bill On Friday, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, found himself in a particularly ...

“I’m bringing management of the NHS back into democratic control, by abolishing the arms-length body NHS England,” Starmer said. In a speech, he explained: "We're going to cut bureaucracy ...

In their announcement, the Democratic attorneys general argued the layoffs are so great that the department would be unable to carry out key functions. “This administration may claim to be ...

Fighting in a mineral-rich region of central Africa proves a quandary for Chinese business interests. President Évariste Ndayishimiye says there's "credible intelligence" that Rwanda plans to ...