Independent, nonpartisan, fact-based journalism from The Associated Press reached record audiences on and after Nov. 5.

Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and ...

Interestingly enough, most outlets will wait for AP to call the election before they run their own stories. But why is that? Here is a quick explanation of why the AP calls races for most media ...

From coast to coast, Americans watched the results of a pivotal election Tuesday for the next president of the United States ...

Some ventured out soon after sunrise, filing into school gyms and libraries, courthouses and church halls to have their say ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is refusing to allow GOP senator-elect Dave McCormick (R-PA) to attend orientation.

No federal agency or election commission provides updates to the public in the meantime about what's happening with their votes. “That's a gap in the Constitution left by the founders that AP ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don’t get to look at the picture on the box. As ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — One question will be asked over and over on election night: Who won? The Associated Press will answer that question for nearly 5,000 contested races across the United States and up ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Election night in the United States is a bit like a jigsaw puzzle, except that only one piece appears at a time, and you don’t get to look at the picture on the box.