Two Senate committees had to postpone hearings they had scheduled for Tuesday with nominees for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet because of delays in receiving required background checks and ethics paperwork.
The criminal charges against Hunter Biden "were the culmination of thorough, impartial investigations, not partisan politics," the prosecutor who led the probes said in a report released Monday that criticized President Joe Biden for having maligned the Justice Department when he pardoned his son.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling state lawmakers into a special session to help carry out President-elect Donald Trump's promises for a swift crackdown on immigration. But he's facing pushback from the legislature's Republican leaders, who have pledged their support for the incoming president but said a special session would be "premature" and "irresponsible."
A garbage truck with a most interesting history will roll down the streets of the nation's capital during President Donald Trump's inaugural parade. So says Kyle Olson, founder of The Midwesterner, a Michigan-based investigative news site.
As Los Angeles burns, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is battling to keep his political career from turning to ash amid heightened scrutiny of his leadership and criticism that he did little to mitigate the inferno that continued to destroy the city late Monday.
Charles Hurt is stepping down as opinion editor of The Washington Times to take over hosting duties at Fox News' weekend morning show. He will continue to write his regular column for The Times.
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration's final year in office.
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee pushed the confirmation hearing scheduled for Interior Secretary nominee Doug Burgum from Tuesday to Thursday because the chamber has yet to receive required ethics paperwork.
President Biden kicked off his last week in office on Monday trying to sell the American public on his foreign policy agenda, arguing that the U.S. became stronger under his administration.