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Republican Senator Dick Lugar of Indiana has lost his bid for re-election. In Tuesday's primary, he was defeated by Tea Party challenger Richard Mourdock.

Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time, as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan shouted in protest.

We talk about what preceded the decision to shut down the government and what happens next.

France's president calls snap elections after the far-right made some big gains in European Union polls

NPR's Renee Montagne talks to Stephanie Schriock of Emily's List about the Democratic Party's strategy heading into this year's elections.

Russia denies that it was behind a hacking attack on the Democratic Party that led to embarrassing revelations ahead of this week's convention. "Total stupidity," says a Kremlin spokesman.

In South Korea's latest outburst of political violence, the country's opposition leader has been stabbed in public ahead of general elections in April 2024.

President Trump says he has an agreement with Iran but some in his own party say they need more details.

Voting ends Tuesday in Virginia, where a special ballot measure about redistricting could play a key role in determining which party wins the U.S. House this fall.

Marine Le Pen, a French far-right leader, was back in court Tuesday to appeal an embezzlement conviction that could put her political ambitions at risk.