U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to the UN underscored the need Tuesday for America to "lead with strength and moral clarity" to address security challenges from North Korea, China,

President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of more than 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, including individuals who assaulted police officers, stunned Republican lawmakers who witnessed firsthand the chaos on Capitol Hill four years ago.

President Donald Trump, fresh off his inauguration, joined his supporters to view the 2025 Inaugural Parade at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The heads of the Jan. 6 committee say they're grateful for the decision by President Joe Biden to pardon them “not for breaking the law but for upholding it.”

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday blasted President Trump’s sweeping pardon of people convicted of crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as

Republicans have a three-seat majority in the Senate, and nominees only need to reach a simple majority to be confirmed.

NEWS ANALYSIS. The new American president's pardon for the Capitol Hill rioters, including the most violent among them, and challenge to anti-discrimination policies illustrate a state, moral and societal upheaval.

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AM Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota,

Capitol Police suspended an officer for allowing a man with a handgun to enter the building on Tuesday and take a guided tour. “At approximately 2:15 p.m., the man was found leaving the

Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.