Lawyers for Donald Trump urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to dismiss an indictment charging the former president with conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 election, renewing their arguments that he is immune from prosecution for official acts taken in the White House.

The top two U.S. generals who oversaw the evacuation of Afghanistan as it fell to the Taliban in August 2021 blamed the Biden administration for the chaotic departure, telling lawmakers Tuesday that it inadequately planned for the evacuation and did not order it in time.

The brother of a Michigan congressman was shot and killed early Tuesday by a family member after a confrontation at the victim's home, authorities said.

Sen. Ron Wyden said former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin's plan to avoid a ban on TikTok by leading a purchase of the Chinese-owned social media platform is no improvement.

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday the high-dollar bond he needs to stiff-arm a business fraud judgment against him could force him to offload his properties at "fire sale" prices.

The Supreme Court allowed Texas' new law creating state penalties for illegal immigration to go into effect after erasing a hold the justices had placed.

Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date. If the former president doesn't come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York's attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million Trump owes the state in a civil fraud lawsuit.

Pennsylvania voters' attitude toward high energy costs and the environment presents obstacles for President Biden and down-ballot Democrats this November, according to a poll released Tuesday.

An Arizona lawmaker announced Monday on the state Senate floor that she plans to have an abortion after learning that her pregnancy is not viable.

CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania — Ed Bigley, the business manager for the Pittsburgh Plumbers Union Local 27, says the organization has been serving the region since the dawn of the industrial revolution in the 1870s, when it came under the umbrella of the Knights of Labor. By July of 1890, it had formed its own stand-alone union, […]