U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has postponed Donald Trump’s March trial on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election as a key legal appeal works its way through the courts.
The nation's employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy's continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades.
They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of attacks on American forces across the Middle East by Iranian-backed militias amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
A jury has reached a verdict in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, ordering him to pay tens of millions to E. Jean Carroll money after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996.
Kenneth Eugene Smith's controversial first-of-its-kind execution via nitrogen gas once again put the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.
Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the pivotal New Hampshire primary as he continues his march toward securing the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his Republican presidential campaign on the eve of the New Hampshire primary and endorsed Donald Trump.
Families of the Uvalde mass shooting victims have renewed calls for law enforcement officers to face criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report laid bare numerous police failures.
The temporary short-term spending bill will run to March 1 for some federal agencies. Their funds were set to run out Friday. It extends the remainder of government operations to March 8.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has informed the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state as part of any postwar scenario.
The U.S. has launched a new strike against a Houthi location in Yemen that was determined a threat, two US officials say, a day after launching a coordinated multination attack on nearly 30 Houthi locations.
U.S. and British militaries are bombing more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship-launched Tomahawk missiles.
Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges filed after the collapse of a plea deal that could have settled the case against him.
Higher rents and food prices boosted overall U.S. inflation in December, a sign that the Federal Reserve's drive to slow inflation to its 2% target will likely remain a bumpy one.
Christie has been under intense pressure to exit the race as critics of Donald Trump work to unify behind a viable Republican alternative to the former president.
No. 1 Michigan took an early lead and never looked back in a College Football Playoff championship game victory over No. 2 Washington.
The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country.
The nation's employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American job market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates.
Maine has removed former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause in a decision that has potential Electoral College consequences.
The Supreme Court will not immediately take up a plea to rule on whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for his actions to overturn the 2020 election results.
The ruling marks the first time in history that Section 3 of the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate.
A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020.
The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process.
The Supreme Court said it will hear an appeal that could upend hundreds of charges stemming from the Capitol riot, including against former President Trump. It also agreed to take up a dispute over a medication used in the most common method of abortion.
