Members of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, created by voters to leash politicians, are divided over Democrats' gerrymandering effort. But they're uniformly proud of their work.

San Diego Bishop Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop picked by Pope Leo, is part of a new wave of clerical leaders speaking out about migrants’ rights.

Mario Cuomo’s failed mayoral campaign was a training ground for his son Andrew, who would mount his own bid decades later.

Ukraine is marking 34 years of independence, and the country’s first generation of lawmakers and activists are reflecting on how early decisions shaped its struggle today

If Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, wins this fall’s election, he will occupy the most powerful executive position of any American socialist. At the moment, the closest contenders are two mayors in California and a county executive in Maryland.

Amy Sherald, who painted Michelle Obama's official portrait, says censorship at the Smithsonian is why she won't let her show "American Sublime" be shown there.

Those party-switchers were dwarfed by the number of people who moved in and out of the electorate itself: In each of those two elections, about 60 million either voted for the first time or sat out the contest after voting four years earlier,

Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he claims have wronged him.