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Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told a Senate hearing Tuesday that 18 states have taken up his agency's offer to help improve cyber security for their election systems, in the wake of suspected breaches blamed on Russian hackers.

Among the highlights of Monday night's presidential debate was Republican nominee Donald Trump's assertion that not only does he have "much better judgment" than his opponent, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, but that he also has "a much better temperament ... I think my strongest asset, maybe by far," he said, "is my temperament. I have a winning temperament. I know how to win."

Thousands of Iowans are taking no chances in advance of what could be one of the worst floods in the state's history.

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the presidential debate showed Donald Trump "doesn't have the preparation, the temperament or the core values of inclusion and making everybody have opportunity that would take our country forward."

The health of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres has deteriorated, Israel's interior minister said Tuesday, two weeks after Peres suffered a stroke.

The Federal Reserve has been under attack recently, most prominently by Donald Trump. But what doesn't get a lot of attention is the massive profit it earns for U.S. taxpayers.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie was informed about the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in 2013 as they were happening, according to the testimony Tuesday from a former Port Authority executive.

Monday night was the most-watched debate in American history. More than 80 million people tuned in to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off, setting a new record in the sixty year history of televised presidential debates.

In this fractured, partisan era, no presidential moderator can please everyone. Some people want the moderator to play fact-checker, some people want the candidates to be left to their own devices. Only so many questions can be asked, and different statements warrant different kinds of follow-ups.

On one of the worst days of Mark E. Ross' life, he got some help from the last person he'd expect.

Hillary Clinton showed up at the debate of the century and delivered.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump exchanged a series of quick jabs during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University Monday night in Hempstead, New York.

Just because an officer videotapes a controversial encounter doesn't necessarily mean you'll ever get to see it.

Donald Trump had a lot to say during Monday night's presidential debate, and a lot of it came while Hillary Clinton was speaking.

The American-led military coalition against ISIS said Tuesday that a final laboratory test of the weapon ISIS fired at a US-Iraqi base in northern Iraq last week did not contain a mustard agent as earlier believed.

The circus of politics can often be a distraction from actual policy -- and last night's debate proved no exception when it came to the subject of foreign affairs.

Six former Wells Fargo employees filed a class action lawsuit on Monday in federal court against the bank seeking $7.2 billion or more for workers nationwide who were fired or demoted after refusing to open fake accounts.

A young girl climbed up a step ladder to stand at the podium before a tense Charlotte City Council meeting.

Zianna Oliphant collected herself and delivered her message loud and clear to a tense audience at a recent Charlotte city council meeting.

"Modern Family" is truly living up to its name.