U.S. Elections

In four graphics, we take a look at the 116th Congress, including the historic number of women, as well as a bit about their backgrounds.

Among the winners in the 2018 election are the first female Native American representatives to Congress. See some of the other history makers elected to office.

See how the midterm elections of 2018 affected the two major parties' control in Congress and the gains women made in representation in Congress.

Learn why U.S. national elections are held on Tuesdays in November, and why that's unlikely to change — even though some people think it should.

Although Americans won't elect a president in the 2018 midterm elections, their choices will have a big effect on the country's direction.

A new executive order requires mandatory sanctions and other consequences for foreign individuals or governments that attempt to meddle in U.S. elections.

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.

Even if you like a president enough to support giving him or her more time in office, there are good reasons not to break rules on term limits.

Two Turkish-American politicians entered politics to serve their communities. Learn more about 2017 election winners Tayfun Selen and Hacibey Catalbasoglu.