Former Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama says he is surprised that special counsel Jack Smith hasn't contacted him in the federal probe into former President Donald Trump's attempts to "rescind" the results of the 2020 election.

Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida says the state's Department of Education should update a section of its new Black history standards that says some slaves used skills developed in captivity for personal benefit later in life.

With millions of Americans facing broiling heat across the Southwest, President Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.

Ankara’s reputation for smuggling is not new, and its portfolio in facilitating the free flow of illicit goods is growing to include drugs. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Turkey was implicated in questionable practices that included the alleged purchase of stolen Ukrainian grains, illegally shipped across the Black Sea and delivered to Turkish ports in Russian vessels, which originated in internationally sanctioned Crimea.

The best thing he could do for the court, the country and his legacy would be to pledge in September to leave the court in June 2025, after 20 years as chief justice.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is offering to help mediate the writers and actors strikes that have left Hollywood in a standstill, his office said. Anthony York, Newsom’s senior adivisor for communications, told The Associated Press that the governor’s office has contacted all parties involved in the strike to help broker a deal. He noted...