Republicans chose Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as their latest nominee for House speaker, hours after Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly withdrew his bid amid opposition from Donald Trump.
Republicans have picked Rep. Tom Emmer as their nominee for House speaker. The nominee now goes to the full House for a vote.
Republicans dropped Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday as their nominee for House speaker, making the decision during a closed-door session after the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump failed badly on a third ballot for the gavel.
Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony on Friday just as jury selection was getting underway in his trial on charges accusing him of participating in efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia.
An American soldier who sprinted into North Korea and was held there before being returned to the U.S. has been detained by the military on charges of desertion and child pornography, authorities say.
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
President Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday.
The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election subversion case against Donald Trump in Washington imposed a narrow gag order on him on Monday, barring the Republican former president from making statements targeting prosecutors, possible witnesses and the judge's staff.
Republican Steve Scalise has ended his bid to become House speaker after failing to secure the votes to win the gavel, he told GOP colleagues at a closed-door meeting late Thursday.
Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post.
Police said Friday they have found at least 115 bodies at Colorado 'green' funeral home under investigation for improper handling of remains.
Imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi, who has campaigned for women's rights, democracy and against the death penalty in Iran for years, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
This is the first time the administration has done this, a practice often employed by the Trump presidency.
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named speaker pro tempore in the interim.
A motion to vacate is a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century against Republican speakers.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the "Year of the Woman" and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90.
Veteran actor Michael Gambon, who was known to many for his portrayal of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight “Harry Potter” films, has died, his publicist said Thursday. He was 82.
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea, is in American custody, according to two US officials.
Judge Arthur Engoron found that the former president and his company deceived banks, insurers and others by massively overvaluing his assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals and securing financing.
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the e-commerce behemoth uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife have been indicted on charges of accepting bribes.
A man accused of killing nearly two dozen older women and who was convicted last year in the slayings of two was killed Tuesday morning by his cellmate at a Texas prison, an official said.
The verdict Saturday reaffirmed Paxton’s durability in America’s biggest red state.
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election.
