Last of a two-part series WASHINGTON — Waiting in line to fill out new-member paperwork at the U.S. Capitol complex, Tammy Duckworth and Paul Cook had a less-than-typical exchange. “What happened to you?” Cook, a California Republican congressman, ...

WASHINGTON — Republicans said Thursday they see no major obstacles to Senate confirmation of James Comey, the former deputy attorney general in the Bush administration who is expected to be nominated by President Barack Obama as the next FBI directo...

NEW YORK — Anthony Weiner’s run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he’s in the New York City mayoral race. He’...

Danny Carter shocked colleagues when the Hampton, Virginia, jailer posted a picture of his boss’s opponent in the sheriff’s race on his Facebook page along with a link to the contender’s website. The post, made almost four years ago because Carter c...

BOSTON — National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez’s Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Tuesday’s primary...

ROME — Italy’s Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president after party leaders persuaded the 87-year-old to serve again in hopes of easing the hostility that has thwarted formation of a new gover...

Voters throughout DuPage County are heading to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in a variety of races — in some cases to choose mayors who will lead their communities for the next four years, and in others to decide the fate of proposed tax increas...

St. Charles will have a new mayor after Tuesday's election. Geneva and Sugar Grove, maybe. The current leaders in Batavia, North Aurora and Elburn are not opposed. St. Charles residents have four choices to replace the retiring Don DeWitte. John Rab...