Members of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, created by voters to leash politicians, are divided over Democrats' gerrymandering effort. But they're uniformly proud of their work.

San Diego Bishop Michael Pham, the first U.S. bishop picked by Pope Leo, is part of a new wave of clerical leaders speaking out about migrants’ rights.

Vice President Kamala Harris, like many women politicians now and before her, has faced people solely calling her by her first name. The disparity can be a sign of respect, or disrespect, and it's often hard to distinguish between the two.

Mario Cuomo’s failed mayoral campaign was a training ground for his son Andrew, who would mount his own bid decades later.

Oleksandr Donii was one of the leaders of student-led protests for sovereignty and political reform in 1990 that preceded Ukraine’s declaration of independence. He remembers thinking the fight for autonomy would take decades.

With US foreign policy in flux, Japan and South Korea are finding common ground on trade, defense, and demographic challenges.

If Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, wins this fall’s election, he will occupy the most powerful executive position of any American socialist. At the moment, the closest contenders are two mayors in California and a county executive in Maryland.

Donald Trump ran on a promise to use the powers of the government for revenge against those he claims have wronged him.