Politics

Outside lawyers are being sought for consultation by the White House about the prospect of a last minute, rapid impeachment of President Donald…

Georgia’s top elections official will certify the results of runoffs that will tip the power balance of the Senate to Democrats as soon as…

A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker who recorded himself storming the US Capitol during a deadly riot there earlier this week is facing a…

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told House Democrats in a letter on Friday that she spoke with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley…

President-elect Joe Biden on Friday introduced key nominees for his economic and jobs team, including Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce…

Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley distanced herself from her onetime boss, President Donald Trump, in a closed-door speech on Thursday night, telling…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Antony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be his successor, for the first time since he…

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley offered pro-Trump demonstrators who stood outside the Capitol a raised fist salute as he walked into the Senate early on…

House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment in the next several days — as…

White House counsel Pat Cipollone is considering resigning, sources familiar with his thinking tell CNN. Since the election, he had considered it…

Joe Biden will begin his new journey as the 46th President of the United States in a familiar way: riding Amtrak from Wilmington to Washington. A day…

House Democrats are furious at President Donald Trump and are quickly building momentum to move on impeachment of Trump in the next several days…

President-elect Joe Biden has moved swiftly to build out his administration, naming his choices for Cabinet posts such as secretary of state,…

President Donald Trump’s top aides delivered a blunt warning to him Thursday as he sat sullenly in the West Wing and watched as his Republican…

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah said Friday that President Donald Trump lied to the American people about the 2020…

Georgia’s top elections official will certify the results of runoffs that will tip the power balance of the Senate to Democrats as soon as…

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her leadership team are considering a lightning-quick impeachment process if Vice President Mike Pence and the Cabinet…

A West Virginia state lawmaker was among pro-Donald Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol in Wednesday’s deadly insurrection. Republican…

Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbent, conceded her Senate runoff to Democratic Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on Thursday — two…

Two of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet secretaries — Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos —…

Federal investigators are looking at everyone involved in the unrest at the US Capitol on Wednesday, including the role President Donald Trump played…

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has submitted her resignation, saying President Donald Trump’s role in spurring the mob that breached the US…

President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…

Despite weeks of planning between federal and local police agencies ahead of Wednesday’s Trump rally—including tracking social…

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Thursday that if he were a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet he would support using…

US Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund is resigning amid criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on…

President Donald Trump has been asking aides and lawyers, including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, about his self-pardon power, multiple sources…

President Donald Trump conceded publicly for the first time Thursday that he will not serve a second term, stopping short of congratulating…

Congressional Republicans are done with Donald Trump. Reeling from the one-two punch of losing the two Georgia Senate seats on Tuesday and what can…

A Pennsylvania lawyer who represented the Trump campaign in one of its early election challenges told a federal judge Thursday “the client has…

A growing number of lawmakers — including from Democratic leadership — are calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office…

President Donald Trump attempts a surreal return to normalcy a day after inciting a mob of his supporters to riot, culminating in the first breach…

President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were…

The State Department on Thursday issued guidance to diplomatic posts on the language they should use to attempt to reassure the world of the strength…

Vice President Mike Pence is planning to attend the inauguration of Joe Biden but is waiting on an invitation, a source close to him confirmed to CNN…

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday slammed police for their different treatment of Wednesday’s pro-Donald Trump mob and Black Lives Matter…

President Donald Trump’s top national security officials received calls in the hours following a mob attack on the US Capitol urging them not…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the resignation of the US Capitol Police chief and said the House Sergeant at Arms has told her he…

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, two people familiar with the matter say, in…

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to tap Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as labor secretary, two sources familiar with the decision tell CNN. Walsh is a…

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said in a statement Thursday that she is resigning, becoming the first Cabinet member to leave the…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday released a statement calling for President Donald Trump to be removed from office one day after a…

President-elect Joe Biden said Thursday that President Donald Trump is directly responsible for “one of the darkest days in the history of our…

US Capitol Police, facing criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on Capitol Hill, provided first…

After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders and Cabinet officials told CNN that…

The FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are planning a push to make arrests and bring charges against those who led the insurrection at…

President Donald Trump’s history of offering a wink and a nod, if not outright support, to his far-right base is well-documented. Since he…

The day after supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to thwart Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral…

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview…

President Donald Trump’s dark-of-night statement vowing an “orderly transition” was issued in part to stanch a wave of resignations…

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview…

Congress has formally affirmed President-elect Joe Biden’s 2020 victory, completing a final step in the electoral process after a mob incited…

The US Capitol is once again secured but four people are dead — including one woman who was shot — after supporters of President Donald…

President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday afternoon in response to Trump’s reaction to…

The House and Senate recessed after midnight Thursday to consider an objection to Pennsylvania’s electoral votes for President-elect Joe Biden,…

All four living former presidents — Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter — derided the rioters who forced an…

The chaotic US Capitol breach by an angry mob on Wednesday spurred a host of GOP lawmakers to announce they would no longer challenge President-elect…

The chaotic federal response to the Trump rally Wednesday, which was overwhelmed by rioters who stormed the US Capitol, stood in sharp contrast to…

The Senate overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to object to the presidential election results in Arizona after the debate was halted for hours on…

The House and Senate overwhelmingly rejected an attempt to object to the presidential election results in Arizona after the debate was halted for…

Several of President Donald Trump’s top aides — including national security adviser Robert O’Brien — are considering…

The chaotic US Capitol breach by an angry mob on Wednesday spurred multiple GOP lawmakers to announce they would no longer challenge President-elect…

Congress resumed its counting of the Electoral College votes just after 8 p.m. ET Wednesday evening after the process of declaring President-elect…

Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump,…