Cabinet secretaries run the federal government’s departments, serving as their public faces while overseeing implementation of the president’s policies. In those roles, they provide counsel to the ...

These are the president's top advisers and the highest-ranked U.S. officials. Here's what Cabinet members do — and some issues they're likely to face if confirmed by the Senate.

Former Rhode Island state Sen. Sandra Cano has been named New England regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business ...

The day after notching a surprise victory in the Iowa caucuses in January 2008, an exultant Barack Obama strode into the Concord High gymnasium, the 11th presidential candidate that cycle to make the ...

Was the election of Donald Trump for president a death knell for democracy? Or was it merely a routine, if disappointing, ...

As they begin to dissect their collapse in the presidential election, some Democratic National Committee ... They’re in the ...

A conversation with former Biden primary challenger Representative Phillips on the election, his run for presidency, and the ...

Former Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo — a Democrat who is facing the end of her tenure as U.S. Commerce secretary due to ...

Sri Lankans began voting on Thursday in a snap Parliamentary election, widely seen as an attempt by new Leftist President ...

Democrats were projected to win at least 208 House seats and Republicans 215 seats as of Friday. A party needs 218 seats in order to have the majority.

Democrats will soon have a leadership vacuum, and there will be no shortage of highly ambitious governors, senators and ...

Who are ‘Faithless Electors’”? Faithless electors are members of the electoral college who promise to vote for one candidate, ...