Republican Chris Christie beats incumbent Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine in New Jersey; Republican Bob McDonnell trounces Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia. Democrats prevent a shut-out by winning an upstate New York congressional seat.

Secretary of state says Washington does not accept the legitimacy of Israeli settlements in the West Bank

55-year-old former HP CEO served as economic adviser to John McCain's presidential bid last year

Republican gubernatorial wins in New Jersey and Virginia mark a troubling turn for President Obama, whose personal efforts couldn't stop the fall of Democrats facing a voter backlash

President Karzai has six months to sideline his brother and reduce corruption or risk losing American support, Afghan officials have told The Times of London.

Lt. Gov. John Garamendi used the name recognition he achieved during a 35-year political career in California to steam past Republican David Harmer in a left-leaning congressional district

President says it is time for Iran to decide whether to focus on the past or "open the door to greater opportunity"

Atlanta councilwoman Mary Norwood could become the city's first white mayor in a generation, facing off against a black state senator in a runoff next month

Maine voters repealed a state law Tuesday that would have allowed same-sex couples to wed

In the days leading up to the election, Michael Bloomberg was expected to secure an easy victory, perhaps by double digits. But he won by just five percentage points -- less than 51,000 votes.

Virginia Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello, one of the most-imperiled House Democrats of the next election cycle, said late Tuesday he will try to work with Republican Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell.

Democrat Bill Owens is facing off against Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the upstate New York congressional election to replace John McHugh.

A state law is now allowing busy or apathetic residents to vote in any election by mail with a "no excuse" ballot.

Though a majority of late-deciding New Jersey voters leaned toward incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine, it wasn't enough to save the Democrat from anger in a state battered by high taxes and scarred by government corruption.

The action underscored the difficulties Democratic leaders face in moving climate legislation this year -- or even in showing significant momentum ahead of the Copenhagen conference.

The chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee said Tuesday that recent court decisions essentially blocking doping-related suspensions of two Minnesota Vikings players "could render the NFL and Major League Baseball drug testing programs unenforceable, loophole-ridden, and unacceptably weak

The president's half brother discusses in his upcoming book about how his father used to beat him and his mother.

The document, commissioned by the U.N. Human Rights Council, accuses both Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group of war crimes but presents Israel's actions as much more serious.