Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after calling for state to leave US over Biden win

In a since-deleted Twitter message, state Rep. Price Wallace wrote last Saturday that the Magnolia State should “succeed” from the union after the Democrat’s win over President Trump, according to reports.

Donald Trump could reportedly land up to $100M for his memoir

President Donald Trump is reportedly being courted for a book deal on his time in the White House that could strike as high as $100 million. 

Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey calls on Trump to cooperate with Biden transition

Sen. Pat Toomey has called on President Trump to cooperate with President-elect Biden's transition team and said Joe Biden's victory in the election is 'quite likely.'

Immigration an early target for Biden administration

Some quick and dramatic moves on immigration are expected in the early days of the Biden administration.

Trump loyalists named to top jobs in Pentagon shakeup

Three staunch loyalists to the president have been named to top defense jobs just a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

From Scranton, Pennsylvania to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Biden’s road to president-elect

Despite the tragic losses that plagued the former vice president's life, Joe Biden is that much closer to the White House after being announced as the president elect, but how did he get there?

McConnell, Schumer re-elected to lead, but US Senate majority uncertain

Senators chose party leaders Tuesday, but it's unclear who will be the majority leader in the new Congress with no party having secured control of the Senate until a January runoff election in Georgia.

Supreme Court seems likely to leave bulk of Affordable Care Act in place

Republican elected officials and the Trump administration are advancing their latest arguments to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, a long-held GOP goal that has repeatedly failed in Congress and the courts.

Pentagon’s top policy adviser James Anderson resigns after Mark Esper firing

U.S. defense officials said James Anderson, the top policy adviser at the Pentagon, submitted his resignation Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper.

Biden fights to confront crises, Trump resistance

Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration’s signature health care law as it goes before the Supreme Court in a case that could overturn it.

Mitch McConnell says Electoral College will determine 2020 election

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says there’s “no reason for alarm” as President Donald Trump pursues legal challenges to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.

Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, to quit law firm

Doug Emhoff, husband to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, plans to quit his law firm, DLA Piper, to concentrate on working with the Biden administration.

International observers don't see fraud, voting irregularities in US election

International observers from the Organization of American States say they saw no instances of fraud or voting irregularities in the U.S. presidential election.

Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation on transition

The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden’s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud.

Presidential transition of power: The role of 'ascertainment' and the GSA

The course of President-elect Joe Biden's transition to power is dependent in part on an obscure declaration called “ascertainment.”

Biden likely to fill cabinet roles with experienced picks

President-elect Joe Biden is looking to build out his nascent White House staff with more traditional Washington insiders.

Trump fires Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Trump tweeted Monday that Christopher Miller, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, will replace Esper.