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Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case

Xavier Becerra's unwavering support for the Affordable Care Act helped land him the top job at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, running a $1.7 trillion agency that is responsible for nearly half of the country’s health insurance, developing vaccines and inspecting foods on supermarket shelves

After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, is reaching a pivotal moment this month

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told The Associated Press that the U.S. needs to keep troops deployed in Syria to prevent the Islamic State group from reconstituting as a major threat

A forthcoming book alleges that someone inside Fox News gave Donald Trump’s presidential campaign the questions he would face ahead of a town hall the network produced in January 2024

Virginia’s three special elections this week garnered national attention as Democrats protected their slim statehouse majority by winning two left-leaning districts

President Joe Biden has a new title: great-grandfather

As many as 10 Americans are behind bars in Venezuela as President Nicolas Maduro prepares to be sworn in for a third term

The Ohio Supreme Court has heard arguments in a long-running public records dispute involving state Attorney General Dave Yost and a watchdog group