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Americans put more than control of Congress to the test in the midterm elections

Midterms are usually a referendum on the party in power. This one is also shaping up as a stress test for some of the biggest assumptions in American politics.

A socialist mayor in D.C. and fast-track to a new congressional map in Maryland on Tuesday's ballot

D.C. voters will in all likelihood elect the first socialist mayor in the history of the nation's capital Tuesday, while Marylanders prepare to cast ballots in a congressional redistricting skirmish that has ricocheted from state to state ahead of the midterms.

Another judge blocks Trump's attempt to hold disputed ballots, saying they include legitimate voters

A federal court in Washington said Monday that the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens the Trump administration crafted from California's registration data is "flawed," and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.

ICE officer accused of hitting immigrant in Houston with an SUV turns himself in

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said.

Royal Navy uses drone to monitor Russian ships in English Channel, around Britain

British military officials confirmed over the weekend that the Royal Air Force used its Protector RG1 drone last month to track a Russian warship in the English Channel.

Trump administration will cut South Africa and Rwanda from the AGOA trade program

U.S. President Donald Trump will cut South Africa and Rwanda from a quarter-century-old Africa trade agreement at the end of the year as punishment for not meeting certain criteria, including policies on trade barriers and alignment with U.S. foreign policy, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Monday.

As U.S. prepares for renewed strikes, Iran says it is prepared for peace but ready for war

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated Monday that Tehran wants a diplomatic resolution to the eight-month-old war with the U.S. and Israel, but the spokesman for the ruling regime said his country is prepared to fight back if hostilities are renewed.

Harvard beats Justice Department in court case over affirmative action data

A federal judge shot down the Trump administration's demand that Harvard University turn over details of its admissions process.

Trump spends final day of midterm campaigning talking about Reflecting Pool

President Trump spent the final day of the midterm campaign talking about his renovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, an unusual closing argument for a president whose party faces the prospect of losing its grip on Washington.

Russia probes Family Federation; crackdown may be related to Ukraine support

Russian authorities are investigating the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification -- formerly known as the Unification Church -- and the religious group's affiliates in major Russian cities, interrogating believers and personnel.

What happens if the midterms produce a 50-50 split in the Senate

Among all of the possible outcomes of the midterm Senate races, the one neither party wants is a 50-50 split.

Meta delays new business terms after outcry over potential web scraping of news sites

Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services.