Federal judge warns Trump administration against irreversible White House ballroom construction work ahead of January hearing that could halt the project.

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.