House Speaker Mike Johnson stares down a difficult battle to retain the gavel on Friday, even despite an endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump.
President-elect Trump announced numerous appointments Thursday night, including a team that will work in the Treasury Department and those who will serve as foreign ambassadors.
President Biden says the New Orleans attacker acted alone, and had a remote detonator for explosives before driving a pickup truck into a crowd of people, killing 14 and injuring 35 on New Year's Day.
President Biden repeatedly said White supremacy posed the greatest threat to the U.S., explicitly saying terrorist organizations such as ISIS could not compare.
A U.S. Army soldier faces federal charges linked to the alleged hacking of confidential phone records related to President-elect Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
President Biden awards former Rep. Liz Cheney and Rep. Bennie Thompson, the leaders of the Jan. 6 committee, the Presidential Citizens Medal for their "exemplary deeds of service."
There is renewed urgency to quickly confirm Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard to Trump's Cabinet after the deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans.