The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party holds a commanding lead in the north-eastern state of ...

A debate is underway about the candidate to replace President Frank-Walter Steinmeier next year. When former Chancellor Angela Merkel's name was put forward, it made the headlines.

A handful of Justice Department attempts to build highly politicized criminal cases on weak or untested legal foundations is threatening to undermine public faith in the accountability agenda ...

Jana Schimke, a former CDU member of the Bundestag from Brandenburg and now head of Germany’s hotel and restaurant association, belongs to the party’s conservative wing, which long bristled at ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the far-right AfD of only serving its "own interests" during a CDU party conference speech. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel was welcomed as a special guest at the ...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump’s depiction of the nation as being in a “golden age” during his State of the Union address.

In a move that reflected the party’s divisions, Democrats offered a range of responses to President Donald Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union address. Some skipped Trump’s s ...

A new year typically brings growth and opportunities. But not in Virginia. Since last November, the winds in the commonwealth have carried a heavy weight. Elections have consequences, and just a few ...

Democrats are grappling with an existential question as the 2028 Democratic primary comes into view: Is a centrist or progressive candidate best positioned to win not only the nomination, but also in ...

CBS News fact checked President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic response.

The two Justice Department officials who tried and failed to convince a federal grand jury to indict six sitting members of Congress over their speech in a social media video are a former longtime ...

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a former House Democrat, is delivering her party's rebuttal to the State of the Union on ...