National Politics

President-elect Joe Biden is poised to tap former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to lead the Department of Energy, two people familiar with the…

President Donald Trump has not conceded the presidential election, but it appears a fundraising appeal from his campaign may have finally done so.…

Jeffrey Rosen, set to take over as acting attorney general next week, is an unknown quantity in Trump White House politics, even after serving for…

President-elect Joe Biden will name Gina McCarthy as his White House climate czar, a source familiar with the decision tells CNN, making the former…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for the first time acknowledged Joe Biden’s victory and referred to him as President-elect, six weeks…

The State Department will be receiving a “very limited number of vaccines” protecting against the coronavirus this week and plans to…

First lady Melania Trump broke stated mask policy at Children’s National Hospital Tuesday when she removed her mask to read a holiday book to…

Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, the president-elect said in a statement on Tuesday, elevating the former…

House Republicans sent a letter Tuesday to Speaker Nancy Pelosi asking that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California be removed from the House…

An asylum agreement between the United States and El Salvador is ready to go into effect, according to a memo obtained by CNN. The agreement, signed…

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed Georgia’s two Republican senators, saying that David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler “stood…

It’s now time for congressional leaders to finally show their cards — and make some critical decisions. With government funding running…

A Russian military exercise triggered an unusual warning at a critical US military base in Germany on Saturday that ballistic missiles had been…

The Presidential Inaugural Committee on Tuesday urged Americans to refrain from traveling for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect…

Alejandro Mayorkas has an enormous task before him if confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security — but first, he faces Senate…

Dr. Anthony Fauci would recommend that both President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence receive the Covid-19 vaccine, which has been…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday again sided with religious groups in Colorado and New Jersey that argued that the states’ covid-related…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recognized Joe Biden’s victory on Tuesday in a floor speech, where he congratulated the President-elect…

President-elect Joe Biden declared Monday, hours after the Electoral College made his victory over President Donald Trump official, that “the…

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Paul Mitchell, Republican of Michigan, told CNN that his disgust and disappointment with President Donald…

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for secretary of state is expected to visit the State Department and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

Attorney General William Barr on Monday said he would resign next week, ending a tenure in which the President Donald Trump loyalist carried the…

Congressional leaders are engaged in last-ditch negotiations to secure a long-awaited Covid-19 relief deal with expectations growing that Democrats…

Joe Biden was once again declared the winner of the presidential election Monday after members of the Electoral College gathered in all 50 states and…