xRoberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a speech touting his foreign policy legacy, President Joe Biden on Monday said the U.S. was “pressing hard” to close a deal that would see some of the hostages held by Hamas freed in exchange for a period of peace in Gaza.Read More →

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to serve in top Cabinet and senior advisory roles are slated to appear on Capitol Hill this week for hearings before Senate committees, a key test for many of them. The marathon of nomination hearings will color theRead More →

Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee want the Justice Department to preserve all records related to special counsel Jack Smith’s investigations into Donald Trump, in addition to all existing and future records related to the department’s investigations and prosecutions of efforts to interfere with theRead More →

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Donald Trump’s classified documents case, has ruled that the Justice Department can release Volume One of special counsel report Jack Smith’s report, covering his election interference case against Trump — but is reserving ruling on whether the DOJRead More →

Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The wildfires burning across the Los Angeles area have ravaged thousands of structures, with the Eaton Fire destroying generations of homes in Altadena. One woman’s house was the only one on her block to survive. Debbie Slavin told ABC News on Monday aboutRead More →

Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — A Texas man has been charged with stalking for allegedly sending WNBA star Caitlin Clark threats over social media, officials said Monday. Michael Lewis, 55, was arrested on Sunday in Indianapolis and has been charged with stalking for allegedly sending “numerous threatsRead More →

Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 24 people have died and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires across 45 square miles of denselyRead More →

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Family members have begun to identify the Los Angeles residents who were killed in the wildfires sweeping through the area since Jan. 7. As of Sunday evening, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said it was investigating at least 14 fire-related deathsRead More →

Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Incoming first lady Melania Trump appeared on “Fox & Friends” Monday where she promoted her new documentary, indicating that production crews have started filming her day-to-day with the transition team and how it will show her return to the White House next week. She saidRead More →

Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration is rolling out a new rule that is aimed at responsible use of artificial intelligence technology. According to a press release about the rule, this action “streamlines licensing hurdles” and “provides clarity to allied and partner nations about how they can benefitRead More →