The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was fatally shot in the back and leg in Midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning in what police are calling a “brazen, targeted attack.” Police say the public is not believed to be in danger.

South Korean politicians had a wild Tuesday night after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in an unscheduled televised address. He called for military rule as he vowed to eliminate “anti-state” forces he claimed were paralyzing the government, as opposition leaders control the country’s parliament.

After months of saying he would not use his executive powers to change the outcome of federal gun and tax evasion cases against Hunter, President Biden said he decided over the weekend to pardon his son before leaving office.

President Joe Biden announced Sunday night that he has pardoned his son Hunter, who pleaded guilty in September to nine federal tax charges and was found guilty on federal gun charges in June. Hunter was set to be sentenced to prison time as soon as this month, and Republicans were vowing to keep investigating him. This comes after the president has repeatedly said he would not use his executive authority to pardon his son or commute his sentence.

A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist group took effect at 4 a.m. local time Wednesday. US officials and leaders across the region hope it will last longer than that after more than a year of deadly fighting.

Thanksgiving Day is poised to be cold and wet for much of the country – as Americans traveling by planes, trains and automobiles are poised to break travel records.

President-elect Donald Trump dropped a flurry of new cabinet announcements on Friday evening. He has handpicked the leaders of all the key government departments in a record three weeks. Trump is prioritizing personal loyalty, and nominating people who promise to shake things up. He was frustrated by a number of his choices who challenged him or didn’t execute his preferred policies the first time he was president.

Hours after former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL) withdrew from attorney general consideration yesterday, President-elect Donald Trump named Florida’s former Attorney General Pam Bondi for the nation's top legal job.

President-elect Donald Trump picked Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) executive, to head the Department of Education, an agency Trump has said is on his chopping block.

With just two months until President-elect Trump takes office, Ukraine is escalating its attacks against Russia. On Tuesday, for the first time in its 1,000-day war against Russia’s Feb. 2022 invasion, Kyiv fired long-range American-made missiles. President Biden gave the go-ahead.

Democrats are continuing their postmortem of the 2024 election, after Trump gained ground with voters in nearly every demographic and every state and Republicans won majorities in the House and Senate. Some Democrats are blaming an emphasis of identity politics for the losses, saying the party should have focused more on working class voter priorities like the cost of living and crime.

Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump continued to announce Cabinet picks at a record pace, but several of last week’s picks may face challenging confirmation hearings—even in a GOP-controlled Senate.

President-elect Donald Trump continued a week of nonstop cabinet announcements by announcing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The environmental lawyer and former presidential candidate is vowing to “Make America Healthy Again” and put an end to the “chronic disease epidemic.”

President-elect Donald Trump surprised Republican allies Wednesday as he nominated Rep. Matt Gaetz, the firebrand Republican from Florida, to be Attorney General. It is a provocative move that puts the fierce partisan and ride-or-die Trump loyalist with no prosecutorial, managerial or law enforcement experience in the role of the nation’s top legal officer.

President-elect Donald Trump announced a flurry of new cabinet picks in the past 48 hours, moving much quicker than he did during the chaotic beginning of his first term.

One week after Election Day, President-elect Donald Trump is wasting no time announcing key White House senior advisers and several cabinet appointments. One of his administration’s biggest initiatives will be executing the largest deportation in US history, and he’s brought back two key figures from his first administration to assist.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in his second term, though we are still awaiting details on how it will be implemented. Trump has had four years to prepare his agenda, and Washington insiders expect he will be able to move faster and accomplish more than he did in his first term.

Vice President Kamala Harris officially conceded the presidential race on Wednesday afternoon, taking the stage at her alma mater Howard University, about 12 hours after Donald Trump was projected to win the election. She called on supporters to accept the results and said she will help facilitate the peaceful transfer of power.

Former President Donald Trump pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in American history Tuesday, winning Georgia, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, en route to defeating Vice President Kamala Harris.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump spent the final day of campaigning on different paths. Trump conducted events in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan while Harris campaigned exclusively in Pennsylvania. Of the seven swing states, it has the largest number of electoral votes at stake (19), and winning the state would lead to one of the easiest paths to victory.