U.S. Government

As a participating member of the OSCE, the United States invited international election monitors to ensure the November 8, 2016, elections were free and fair.

President Trump makes his inaugural address to the people of the United States and the world, laying out his vision for the future

President Obama and President-elect Donald Trump met at the White House on November 10 in a cordial beginning to their transfer of power.

As 2014 comes to a close, take a look back at some of our favorite tweets from Secretary of State John Kerry. #JKTweetsAgain: Back in...

Forty years ago, Egypt and Israel signed a historic peace treaty that ended more than 30 years of war between the two countries.

President Obama has proposed a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who died in February. Who is he, and what happens next?

U.S. diplomacy is 230 years old this year. This poster, which carries the image of the first secretary of state, commemorates this long history.

Americans with disabilities are politically engaged and ready to exercise their right to vote — independently and with a secret ballot.

Election security is a top priority for this small town in New York. See what measures elections officials take when voters visit the polls.