Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Jan. 6 inched closer to holding the speaker’s gavel for the 118th Congress, winning over most of the 20 members who have opposed him all week.

President Joe Biden awarded presidential medals to election officials and police officers on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

Newly disclosed tax documents indicate that billionaire George Soros donated much more money to political causes than previously thought.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is now talking and breathing on his own after having his breathing tube removed, according to his agent.

Rep. Kevin McCarthy lost a tenth straight vote for a new speaker of the House of Representatives on Jan. 5, but the back-room bargaining continues between the California Republican and populist conservative dissidents demanding new leadership.

President Joe Biden’s administration announced steps officials said would improve border security and help slow illegal immigration while helping migrants obtain legal status in the United States.

A newly unsealed probable cause affidavit shows how authorities identified 28-year-old Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students, revealing that they used a combination of cellphone records, his white Hyundai Elantra, and DNA evidence that was allegedly found at the crime scene.

The Buffalo Bills released a statement saying safety Damar Hamlin has shown “remarkable improvement” over the last 24 hours.