Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., sued China in 2020 when he served as Missouri's attorney general. He accused the country and research facilities of mishandling information related to COVID-19.

Maryland will create a commission to study potential reparations for slavery after lawmakers voted Tuesday to override a veto by Gov. Wes Moore - currently the nation's only Black governor - that disappointed many fellow Democrats.

Donald Trump's fixation on Venezuela reflects a unique combination of factors, from the geopolitical to the economic to the personal, that has led the White House to pursue a multi-pronged push to squeeze what many see as the illegitimate government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Prosecutors worked Tuesday to paint a Milwaukee judge accused of helping an immigrant evade arrest as rudely approaching federal officers and making it more dangerous for them to do their jobs.