Author: Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY

Lawmakers avoided a government shutdown on Friday by passing a short-term government funding bill hours before funding was set to lapse.

Some Democrats have pointed to the “defund the police” slogan as responsible for losses in down-ballot races.

Fred Eshelman, who gave $2.5 million to the group True the Vote to back President Trump’s challenges to the election, is suing for his money back.

President-elect Joe Biden’s win over President Donald Trump was not a landslide. But it was also more than just a slim margin of victory.

Doug Emhoff, married to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, will be the first male spouse of any vice president or president. Here’s what to know.

President Donald Trump’s physician said Trump is not a “transmission risk to others” in a memo released after he held his first public event.

Trump expressed dismay that she was being criticized for focusing on decorating the White House for Christmas instead of other issues.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave uttered her wish to her granddaughter, Clara Spera, days before she died, according to NPR.

The president seemed to encourage North Carolina voters to send in their ballot by mail, then show up to vote in person as a test.

The president seemed to encourage North Carolina voters to send in their ballot by mail, then show up to vote in person as a test.