AP National News

First-round voting is underway at the U.S. Capitol as the new Congress has opened with one major task at hand — and that is the election of the House speaker

Republican Mike Johnson has narrowly won reelection to the House speakership on a dramatic first-ballot vote, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts in a tense standoff

A new poll finds that Republican voters are more confident in the accuracy of U.S. elections now that Donald Trump has won

Hospital staff say at least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and Friday morning, as air sirens sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume

Hospital staff say Israeli strikes have killed at least 30 people in Gaza including children

Hospital and emergency response workers say Israeli strikes have killed at least 42 people in Gaza

As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel’s most powerful enemy from the battlefield

Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays

Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays

Authorities and residents in Hawaii are wondering whether a New Year's Eve explosion that killed three people and wounded more than 20 will dampen the state's enthusiasm for illegal pyrotechnic displays