Biden and Senate Democrats placed particular focus on adding women, minorities and public defenders to the judicial rank.

Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to an ...

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Days of chaos and uncertainty on Capitol Hill appear to be winding down. A bill backed by President-elect Trump to keep the government open was rejected by the House Thursday night. But on Friday, an ...

The back-and-forth on the stopgap spending bill has created fault lines among House Republicans. Many were unsatisfied with ...

In our news wrap Friday, a car drove through a crowd of people at a Christmas market in Germany, Ukraine struck inside Russia ...

American diplomats were in Syria for the first time since the U.S. shut its embassy in Damascus in 2012. They met with Syria's new ruler, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and announced the $10 million bounty the U.S ...

Overnight in the occupied West Bank, a mosque was vandalized and set on fire by Israeli settlers. Attacks against Palestinians there have increased greatly since the Oct. 7 terror attacks. Israel ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss ...

Thirteen states reported high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week, about double from the week before.

The visit continued an 81-year annual tradition, dating to first lady Bess Truman, of presidents’ wives bringing holiday ...

McConnell warned that Republicans could “pay a political price” if they don’t pass legislation keeping the government open by ...