The Biden administration slapped a 5-year ban on federal research funding going to EcoHealth Alliance, a firm that sent U.S. taxpayer dollars to the Chinese virus lab at the center of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus.

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro said Saturday that he is the victim of political persecution as he accompanied his wife to the airport in Brasilia to board a flight to attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

During hearings on Merrick Garland's nomination to be President Joe Biden's attorney general, the longtime federal appeals court judge told senators in 2021 that he hoped to "turn down the volume" on public discourse about the Justice Department and return to the days when the agency was not the "center of partisan disagreement."

When Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, his family circle will look a little different than it did when he first arrived eight years ago.

Ronald Reagan probably didn't realize he was starting a tradition when he wrote a note congratulating his successor and left it in the Oval Office desk drawer after two terms as president.

When thousands of National Guard forces and law enforcement officers locked down Washington during racial protests and the Jan. 6 riot four years ago, the blur of camouflage and helmets made it nearly impossible to tell the difference between cops and troops.

It is unclear who will take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.