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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Sen. Tim Scott's 2022 reelection bid Tuesday, continuing to make clear his intent to remain a...

Robert E. Lee's home, now Arlington National Cemetery, became a final resting place for Union soldiers in 1864. We should follow the Union example.

Our View: After Capitol attack, Congress wants to do something about homegrown terrorists. But would a federal law protect everyone's civil rights?

Merrick Garland, President Biden's nominee to be attorney general, gathered valuable lessons from his experience overseeing the investigation of the Oklahoma...

Maine's GOP condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Collins' vote to hold Trump responsible for inciting the deadly insurrection at the Capitol.

Pollster Frank Luntz said Trump has made it hard for GOP politicians to defend him, but not to the extent they are willing to join Democrat's attacks.

U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge is poised to become secretary of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development amid a historic housing crisis.

The Senate on Friday unanimously passed legislation to award Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman with a Congressional Gold Medal, the nation's highest...

Dominion Voting Systems said Trump's former lawyer Sidney Powell "evaded attempts" to be served in a defamation lawsuit.

WASHINGTON — The Senate is poised to launch Donald Trump's second impeachment trial Tuesday, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting...

Donald Trump's historic second impeachment trial is an undertaking like no other in U.S. history, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors argue is the 'most grievous constitutional crime.'

Those who earned up to $75,000 in annual income would be eligible for $1,400 stimulus payments in proposed plan, in a rejection of calls for more 'targeted' ...

Here's a roundup of USA TODAY fact-checks related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

President Joe Biden will deliver his first major foreign policy speech in office Thursday during a visit to the State Department, where he is expected to...

Most activists say that leaders need to prove they are accountable and usher in change that benefits the communities that supported them.

Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland would need to restore the Justice Department's integrity — and oversee a sedition investigation. Is he right for it?

Plus: Unemployment fraud audit creates fresh questions for Newsom, and 'Second Gentleman' is added to the dictionary

Cole Emhoff (L) and Ella Emhoff, the stepchildren of Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris arrive during Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th President of the...

Antony Blinken said it is the honor of his life to serve as the top US diplomat after being sworn in as the newest secretary of state Tuesday.

Gold rose more than 1% on Wednesday ahead of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, extending gains after his nominee to head the Treasury Department, Janet Yellen, bolstered bets for another pandemic-related stimulus package.