President-elect Joe Biden receives first dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

President-elect Joe Biden received his first round of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and urged Americans to get the shot as it becomes available to them.

AG Barr: 'No reason' for special counsel on 2020 election, Hunter Biden

Outgoing Attorney General William Barr says he sees “no reason” to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.

House panel accuses Trump appointees of attacking CDC coronavirus reports

A House investigative panel says Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government articles that detailed scientific findings of the spread of COVID-19.

Drew Springer defeats Shelley Luther in District 30 Texas Senate race

State Representative Drew Springer defeated Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther in a runoff to decide who will fill a Texas Senate seat.

Top Congressional leaders agree on COVID-19 relief deal, next is a vote

The country's top lawmakers agreed to a COVID-19 relief deal late Saturday night, clearing the way for a vote to seal the relief package on Sunday.

Biden transition team critical of cooperation from Pentagon

The team says there has been “an abrupt halt in the already limited cooperation there." The Department of Defense offers a different assessment.

Biden introduces environmental team: 'No time to waste'

The team was assembled in hopes of steering the U.S. toward greater action to curb climate change and protect air and water.

Supreme Court rules challenge to Trump census plan is premature

The high court said it was too soon to rule on the legality of Trump's plan because it's not yet clear how many people he would seek to exclude and whether the division of House seats would be affected.

Pelosi, McConnell receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi received a first dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, citing her “confidence in science” in a tweet Friday morning. Shortly after, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was also vaccinated.

Barack Obama's "A Promised Land' sells 3 million copies

"A Promised Land," Obama's first of two planned volumes, could become the best-selling presidential memoir in modern times.

President-elect Biden picks North Carolina environmental chief Michael Regan to lead EPA

Biden's selection of Regan, who leads his state's environmental agency, was confirmed by two people familiar with the selection process. They were not authorized the discuss the matter publicly before the official announcement and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Rep. Deb Haaland, Biden's pick for interior secretary, will be 1st Native American in post

President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as interior secretary, according to a person familiar with the decision, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation's tribes for generations.

Trump's Palm Beach neighbors challenging his move to Mar-a-Lago

President Donald Trump's expected move to his Mar-a-Lago club after he leaves office next month is being challenged by a neighbor who says a 1990s agreement allowing Trump to convert the Florida property into a business prohibits anyone from living there -- including Trump himself.