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President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be his attorney general last November. Five months later, the full Senate finally voted to confirm her nomination Thursday.

The four top congressional leaders held a closed-door meeting Thursday to assess where they stand on the coming government funding and debt-ceiling deadlines. As has become typical in recent years, some conservative House Republicans appear to be the stumbling block with their insistence that any deal repeal or defund Obamacare.

Top House Democrats want to revive the spending practice that allows members to request money for specific projects. It has been effectively banned since 2011.

In picking members of his Cabinet and top White House officials, President-elect Joe Biden has increasingly turned to people who worked for former President Barack Obama.

The state has reported more than 75,000 confirmed cases, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the peak is still to come. On Tuesday, he expressed frustration that FEMA was hindering, not helping, its efforts.

Oil prices rose and the stock market fell Friday, as investors reacted to rising tension in the Middle East. Fallout from the killing of a top Iranian military leader was more muted than expected.

Jeffrey Rosen will serve as the acting attorney general for the last few weeks of the Trump presidency. NPR takes a look at Rosen's background and the pressures he may face.

Advertising spending on the presidential election is expected to break records this year. Where the money goes says a lot about what the campaign's priorities are.

President Biden signed four executive actions intended to make good on his campaign promises on racial justice. But some advocates are concerned they don't go far enough.

This week's first primary debate will be an introduction to the country for 20 Democratic presidential candidates. There's a clear top tier to the race, but it could all shake up when voters tune in.