Politics

At his confirmation hearing nearly two years ago, Attorney General William Barr boasted that there was an advantage to putting him in charge of the…

Sen. Kamala Harris broke barriers as America’s first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect. But after her exit…

The Trump administration is considering granting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman legal immunity from a federal lawsuit alleging that he…

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team has pushed back against Twitter’s decision to not allow the millions of followers of the…

Joe Biden’s transition team late Tuesday announced Connecticut Education Commissioner Miguel Cardona as the President-elect’s nominee for…

President Donald Trump may not be willing to accept his term is ending, but as the clock ticks down on his time in office, hundreds of his allies…

The tight January political calendar means Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue won’t be in office when Congress meets for a joint session on…

Televangelist Pat Robertson, a prominent conservative backer of Donald Trump, said Monday that the President is living in an “alternate…

President-elect Joe Biden has been moving swiftly to fill out much of his Cabinet. Whether the Senate will do the same is another question. Biden…

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to steel themselves for dark days ahead battling the coronavirus pandemic. He lambasted the…

Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has filed a motion to dismiss the campaign finance charges against him, arguing he has been…

President Donald Trump spent years limiting the number of refugees coming to the United States. President-elect Joe Biden, meanwhile, has pledged to…

A ragtag team of former aides, lawyers, elected Republicans and sycophants from the outside have grabbed Donald Trump’s ear at a time when many…

Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris’ Senate seat on Tuesday,…

The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is imposing sanctions on 18 individuals and entities — including Syrian President Bashar…

Just weeks after a federal court ordered that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals be restored, a judge in Texas heard arguments in a case…

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered remarks ahead of Christmas in Wilmington, Delaware. “This has been a — one of the toughest…

Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. While in Afghanistan, Miller…

The massive legislation package passed by Congress Monday night also greenlights the establishment of two long-awaited Smithsonian museums in the…

President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks ahead of Christmas in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday afternoon. Biden is expected to address the…

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster tested positive for Covid-19 Monday evening. The Republican governor, 73, is “experiencing mild symptoms…

More than 1.6 million ballots have already been cast in Georgia’s crucial US Senate runoffs with two weeks to go until Election Day —…

A slate of GOP lawmakers who downplayed different concerns about the coronavirus pandemic or ignored public health advice are now facing a wave of…

US Treasury Department email accounts were compromised in the suspected Russian hack of government agencies, a key Democratic senator said Monday,…

Congress has finally addressed one of Americans’ biggest health care headaches: surprise medical billing. Lawmakers included a bipartisan,…

Hundreds of students at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis have received a grade of “incomplete” as the academy reviews “potential…

Don’t call Rep. Jim Clyburn a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s inner circle. Yes, with his pivotal endorsement of Biden in the South…

President Donald Trump has turned to a fringe group of advisers peddling increasingly dubious tactics to overturn the results of the election,…

Alabama GOP Rep. Mo Brooks and fellow House conservatives met privately on Monday with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence as the…

US Attorney General William Barr on Monday announced criminal charges against an alleged bombmaker in the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am flight 103…

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Congress voted Monday evening to approve a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday looking to ensure that federal buildings feature “beautiful” architecture,…

President-elect Joe Biden has yet to announce several key roles in his incoming administration, including attorney general, labor secretary and…

President-elect Joe Biden is poised to nominate Connecticut education commissioner Miguel Cardona as his education secretary, two people familiar…

Congress is on the verge of passing a far-reaching $900 billion Covid relief package that promises to accelerate vaccine distribution and deliver…

The US Military Academy at West Point is dealing with the fallout from a major cheating incident involving 73 cadets, the largest cheating episode at…

The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the…

The White House is considering requiring travelers from the United Kingdom to present proof of a negative coronavirus test before arriving in the…

The State Department is reverting back to Phase 1 Covid-19 guidelines, which include limiting travel to mission critical trips and putting…

Attorney General William Barr on Monday rejected several of President Donald Trump’s inflammatory and unfounded statements regarding the…

Two days before he leaves the Justice Department, Attorney General William Barr offered his sharpest rebuke to date of President Donald Trump’s…

The US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine USS Georgia transited the Strait of Hormuz Monday accompanied by two additional American…

President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on live television Monday afternoon and reassured…

President-elect Joe Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in public on Monday afternoon. The shot was…

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to receive the first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in public on Monday. Biden’s…

Outgoing Attorney General William Barr on Monday said it “certainly appears” Russia is behind a massive cyberattack on US federal…

US public health officials are not currently advising the White House to intensify restrictions on travel from the United Kingdom, even as a slew of…

As lawmakers in Washington rush to pass a $900 billion stimulus plan to offer relief to millions of Americans dealing with the impact of the…

House Democrats on Monday subpoenaed Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Virginia’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the US Capitol overnight Sunday, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office…