In February, Germany’s far-right party Alternative für Deutschland made sweeping gains in a federal election, especially in ...

Of course, at least until the late 1970s, it was easier for a Western tourist to cross into East Germany than for East German citizens to emigrate to the West. The fact is that an adventurous and ...

Texas's 35th Congressional District: This district stretches narrowly between Austin and San Antonio, connecting two Democratic strongholds while excluding surrounding Republican areas.

Towns and cities in eastern German states are inviting people to come and stay in the hope of encouraging more people to move there long-term.

The AfD is gaining support in Germany amid dissatisfaction with the government, and cooperation with populists is becoming more accepted.

It commemorates the German reunification in 1990 when the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany, ... 2021 District Guardsmen provide post inauguration law-enforcement ...

In this engaging book, a journalist and historian born in East Germany re-creates the ambivalence of life in the German Democratic Republic. Thirty-five years after East Germany collapsed, the ...

Former chancellor Angela Merkel, who grew up in the East (formally known as the German Democratic Republic or GDR), ... The return of East German food products reflects a lingering divide.

Feb. 11 (UPI) --The last communist leader of East Germany, Hans Modrow, died Saturday, members of his political party said.He was 95. Modrow led the German Democratic Republic between 1989 and ...

After winning three elections in political battleground districts, Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-7th, is now in position to help fellow Democrats win and protect those critical seats in their bid to ...

An Agonizing Anniversary: 50 Years Since the Doping-Fueled Rise of East Germany. From 1973 to 1989, the swimming world watched women swimmers from the German Democratic Republic rise from ...