Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was repeatedly pressed Tuesday on whether a terrorist attack is imminent in the U.S. but he declined to say, instead assuring lawmakers he is "vigilant."

The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the government's case against 350 Jan. 6 defendants from the 2021 protest at the Capitol, with justices pondering how a law written in the wake of the Enron document-shredding scandal can be applied to those who brought the 2020 election certification to a halt.

President Biden and his administration knew for days that Iran was preparing a major military strike on Israel, but they were unable to stop it.

Attorney General Merrick Garland graded himself an "A" for his work on crime over his three years in office, though he told Congress on Tuesday that there is "room for improvement."

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a motion Tuesday wants to hold former President Donald Trump in contempt for allegations he violated the gag order in his New York criminal hush money case.

Defiant and determined, House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed back Tuesday against mounting Republican anger over his proposed U.S. aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other allies, and rejected a call to step aside or risk a vote to oust him from office.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday made his last attempt to persuade Democrats against quickly derailing impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, warning it would be a dangerous precedent.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is seeking to win over lawmakers skeptical of his latest effort to pass foreign aid spending, arguing that moving the legislation could be an eventual bargaining chip with Democrats for border security measures.

Former President Donald Trump sat quietly through a second day of New York jury selection Tuesday but perked up when one juror said he'd read a couple of the ex-president's books.