New Jersey further tightens gathering restrictions, halts indoor sports

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has announced tighter restrictions on outdoor gatherings and indoor sports as coronavirus cases surge.

Biden to receive first presidential daily briefing Monday

President-elect Joe Biden is set to receive his first presidential briefing on Monday. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will receive one as well.

Trump admin touts Pfizer, Moderna coronavirus vaccines as 'safe'

A top U.S. health official has urged Americans to get vaccinated when they can, citing the rigor of the approval process as almost half of Americans say they do not want to take the coronavirus vaccine.

Biden picks all women to lead White House communications team

President-elect Joe Biden announced on Sunday that women will lead the White House’s communications team, a first in U.S. presidential history.

Jill Biden prepares for her role as First Lady

She’s fended off protesters who made a run at her husband. She’s moved him farther from reporters during the coronavirus pandemic.

Key question in Bill Cosby appeal: Does defendant’s past matter?

Lawyers for Charles Hicks questioned whether three women who said he had beaten and choked them in Texas should have testified at his trial in a fourth woman’s death in the Pocono Mountains.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejects lawsuit challenging election

Pennsylvania’s highest court on Saturday night threw out a lower court’s order preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests on its Nov. 3 election ballot in the latest lawsuit filed by Republicans attempting to thwart President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state.

Governors in NJ, Arkansas view lockdowns as last resort amid coronavirus surge

Another coronavirus shutdown is not out of the question for New Jersey, one of the states most affected by the pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy said Sunday.

Biden names Navajo Nation Health Director to COVID-19 Advisory Board

Jill Jim of the Navajo Nation and Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Dept. of Health was named to President-elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 Advisory Board.

Biden adds more members to COVID-19 advisory board

President-elect Joe Biden announced the newest members to his COVID-19 advisory board Saturday.

Biden plans swift moves to protect and advance LGBTQ rights

As vice president in 2012, Joe Biden endeared himself to many LGBTQ Americans by endorsing same-sex marriage. Now, as President-elect, he's proposing to carry out virtually every major proposal on their wish lists.

Federal appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia on Friday rejected President Donald Trump’s latest effort to challenge the election results in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court if Trump appeals.

Trump says he'll leave White House if Electoral College formalizes Biden's victory

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory even as he insisted such a decision would be a “mistake."