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New Hampshire Republicans elected Rep. Dick Hinch as speaker of the House after the GOP took control of the chamber in November. Hinch's death, now known to be of COVID-19, was announced Wednesday.

A judge in St. Louis rules that in sending fundraising emails seeking reelection, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.

The federal workforce has often been pilloried by President Trump, but still there are far more applicants than there are federal jobs.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the first African American to lead one of the U.S. armed forces, says he was compelled to speak out after the police killing of George Floyd.

Paulino Ramos spent more than a decade working demolition jobs in California to support his family in Mexico. The day laborers he worked with fear they, too, may be more vulnerable to the coronavirus.

They're destroying wilderness prized by biologists to construct as many miles of border wall as possible — even though the incoming Biden administration is expected to cancel the barrier.

Reforming juvenile justice is a critical part of broader criminal justice reform, advocates say. They want action from Washington beyond what the Biden team has promised.

An FDA advisory committee voted in favor of granting emergency use authorization of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Talks for another relief package drag on. And, an update on Georgia's election lawsuits.

Trump and his allies have launched dozens of unsuccessful lawsuits seeking to overturn the results of the presidential election, which he lost. One of their most targeted states is Georgia.

In a move that infuriated supporters of museums to be dedicated to Latinos and women on the National Mall, the Republican senator blocked legislation Thursday that would lead to the creation of both.