Donald Trump names a new pick for attorney general after Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration. Putin says Russia’s attack on Ukraine is also a warning to the West. And a previously unknown chemical in some tap water is identified.

Washington Post media columnist Erik Wemple urged Democrats on Thursday to turn off MSNBC's "Morning Joe," after increasing fallout from their meeting with Donald Trump.

With the GOP set to take control of Congress and a staunch Trump ally slated to lead the Education Department, colleges may be in for lots of change.

At least three of Donald Trump’s nominees will test whether his ability to withstand sexual misconduct allegations will transfer to his Cabinet picks. The nominations of Matt Gaetz for attorney general,

Despite his party holding advantages in both chambers of Congress, thin margins and Republican Party in-fighting among other things still stand to impede Trump’s agenda.

It's not exactly a new Mount Rushmore, but the sparsely populated states are showing out with two Trump Cabinet picks and a new Senate majority leader.

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the outgoing 118th Congress.

SEATTLE — U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, won reelection Tuesday in Washington state’s 4th Congressional District. In his bid for a sixth term, Newhouse survived a challenge from Jerrod Sessler, who was endorsed by Trump.

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Operators of some regional crisis lines say they saw a spike in calls, with callers expressing worry about the potential impacts of the election.