Federal government shelled out six times more for Prairie Correctional Facility in remote Appleton than its prior valuation, according to a report

GOP strategists fear midterms wipeout: ‘Once the dominoes start falling it becomes hard to stop them’

Pontiff posts mail-in ballot ahead of crucial elections and after sparring with Donald Trump earlier this year over the Iran war, which saw the president accuse him of being ‘weak’ and ‘endangering Catholics’

Government workforce has shrunk to smallest number of employees since 2013, with Black workers disproportionately impacted by job cuts, according to a new analysis

Ramaswamy said during a campaign appearance in Vandalia, Ohio, on Thursday that the ad’s planned run was over

Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, the Pentagon’s top military planner, becomes the latest to leave post at a perilous moment in which President Donald Trump is openly musing on the resumption of airstrikes against Iran. Joe Sommerlad reports

Conservative lawyer Bill Essayli not entitled to stay on as U.S. attorney for Los Angeles, justice finds

Big Tech likely to face much greater oversight and accountability if Democrats regain control of Congress next week, strategists predict

President Donald Trump announces grants for carers in latest pre-midterms appeal for support

Health secretary facing calls to be fired after suggesting Muslims do not win major prizes because their religion holds them back, a claim branded ‘factually inaccurate’ and offensive

Historic allegation against Trump was revived and allegations upgraded in report released by Judiciary Committee Democrats days before the midterm elections. The White House has strongly denied the claims

Florida Rep. Randy Fine says the same standard should apply to ‘anyone,’ even high-profile associates of the Trump administration

Man, 25, and woman, 30, killed in hit-and-run collision in Montclair, California, as police arrest local resident

Short-lived official continues to praise Trump as he turns his attention to other candidates for the job, which may include rapper Nicki Minaj