An effort to access voting system software in several states and provide it to allies of former President Donald Trump as they sought to overturn the results of the 2020 election has raised "serious threats" ahead of next year's presidential contest, according to a group of experts who urged federal agencies to investigate.

A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her have an abortion, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year.

The number of candidates on stage is shrinking, but the fundamentals of Wednesday's Republican presidential debate may be familiar to anyone who has watched the previous three meetings.

The Biden administration has made a new and significant offer aimed at securing the release of American detainees Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, but Russia has rejected the offer, the State Department said Tuesday.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney said she is considering running for president in 2024 in an attempt to make sure former President Donald Trump doesn't get elected to a second term.

Rep. Patrick McHenry, a North Carolina Republican who has served as a loyal lieutenant in the House leadership and temporarily served as House speaker after the ouster of Rep. Kevin McCarthy, announced his retirement Tuesday.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday dropped his nearly yearlong blockade against all military nominees below four-star promotions, greenlighting Senate confirmation of more than 400 promotions at the Pentagon.

The FBI has not fired anyone involved in drafting the memo that labeled "traditional Catholics" as potential domestic terrorists because their overstep was not "intentional," FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress.