Thousands of Afghans who worked with U.S. forces were promised a U.S. visa in return. With American troops all but gone, it's unclear how the Biden administration will be able to keep that promise.

The department says it would not be appropriate for former officials to claim executive privilege forbids them from testifying before Congress.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., scored a major victory with her years-long effort to transform how major criminal cases are handled for service members. But hurdles remain.

Democrat Abby Finkenauer, a former congresswoman, is running for Republican Chuck Grassley's U.S. Senate seat, hoping her blue-collar credentials will propel her forward in a state that has grown more conservative over the years.

A federal judge agreed on Tuesday to free an Iowa man from jail more than six months after his videotaped confrontation of a police officer inside the U.S. Capitol became one of the most menacing images of the Jan. 6 riots.

The woman had both the alpha and beta variants of the coronavirus, which were found first in the U.K. and South Africa, respectively.

The Gun Violence Archive reports that shootings across the country this holiday weekend claimed the lives of more than 180 people.

Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the United States now are in people who weren’t vaccinated.

Most of those who will be relocated are translators or interpreters and their families. "Those who helped us will not be left behind," President Biden said.

But the president cautioned that the bipartisan deal wouldn't be enacted without a separate proposal moving along with just Democratic support.