As he was preparing to leave the White House in January 1989, President Ronald Reagan wanted to write a note to his successor, George H.

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.

A New Mexico county official who runs a group called Cowboys for Trump and who had vowed to return to Washington after last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a fla...

At its busiest, close to two dozen armed protesters gathered, but they were significantly outnumbered by police and National Guard.

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has navigated a half-century in American politics by relentlessly positioning himself at the core of the Democratic Party.

Chain-link fencing surrounds state capitols and police and National Guard troops are on patrol or standby in advance of possible violence leading up to the inauguration o...

Federal prisons across the U.S. have been placed on lockdown as officials aim to quell any potential violence that could arise in the run-up to President-elect Joe Biden’...

Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

War-like imagery has begun to take hold in Republican circles, erupting into the open after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.

At the moment President-elect Joe Biden takes the oath of office on Wednesday, the National Archives and Records Administration will take custody of Donald Trump’s presid...

With protests planned at state capitols across the country, news organizations are planning in case they descend into the type of chaos that enveloped the U.S. Capitol la...

A California lawmaker wants to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6-years-old.

There is increasing concern for the safety of journalists covering protests at state capitals across the U.S. and in Washington.

The $1.9 trillion rescue plan unveiled by President-elect Joe Biden offers the chance to sculpt the U.S. economy toward the Democrats’ liking: a $15 minimum wage, aid to ...

Vice President Mike Pence has called Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations.

Government attorneys and municipalities fighting over the 2020 census have asked a judge to put their court case on hold.

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning just before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration to begin his post-presidential life in Florida.

Prosecutors who initially said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials” ...

When Joe Biden addresses the country for the first time as president, he's sure to hit a theme that presidents have touched upon since George Washington — unity.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is condemning the assault on the U.S. Capitol in his letter of resignation.

Federal watchdogs have launched a sweeping review of how the FBI, the Pentagon and other agencies responded to the riot last week at the U.S. Capitol.

The last federal inmate facing execution before President Donald Trump leaves office was sentenced to death for the killings of three women in a Maryland wildlife refuge.

The Trump administration has carried out its 13th and final federal execution, five days before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in.