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The Biden administration has reviewed military options that could be part of an effort to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, if a multilateral deal between the United States, Iran and other nations on Tehran's nuclear program is not salvaged, according to administration officials.

A security breach at an office building on the US Capitol complex on Thursday included a number of missteps, such as Capitol Police failing to notice a handgun on the X-ray security screen and erroneously telling officers to look for a White woman instead of a Black man, sources familiar with the situation told CNN.

President Joe Biden lamented hyper-partisanship in Washington in his first late-night interview since taking office, saying that while he used to have a cordial relationship with Republicans, "the Big Lie ... makes it awful hard."

Of the 50-plus defendants who have been sentenced for their role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, fewer than half were sent to jail for their crimes. Most received an assortment of lesser penalties, including brief terms of house arrest, a couple years of probation, four-figure fines or court-ordered community service, according to a CNN analysis.

Former President Donald Trump railed against his one-time close ally Benjamin Netanyahu in a new interview series, saying he felt betrayed by the then-prime minister of Israel's call to Joe Biden congratulating him on winning the presidency.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote a razor-sharp opinion Friday emphasizing that Texas' abortion law defies Supreme Court precedent and should expose the many state officials who play a key role in the "scheme" to federal lawsuit.

A top State Department official traveled to Venezuela this week and met with detained Americans as the Biden administration continues to seek their release, multiple sources confirmed to CNN Friday.

A federal judge on Friday upheld the Justice Department's decision to use a felony obstruction law against US Capitol rioters, a major victory for prosecutors who have used the statute to charge hundreds of Donald Trump supporters who were involved in the January 6 insurrection.

The Congressional Budget Office has released a revised score on the Democrats' social safety net plan based on a Republican request to see how much the bill would cost if a series of provisions -- including the child tax credit expansion -- were extended for the full 10 years.

In the weeks leading up to January 6, one of Donald Trump's campaign lawyers wrote memos outlining how she believed then-Vice President Mike Pence could reject electoral college votes and overturn the 2020 election, including one theory that he could ignore a federal law.

For the first time as president, Joe Biden is set to appear on late-night TV, with a guest appearance on Jimmy Fallon's "The Tonight Show."

Just days after launching a bid for Georgia governor, Republican David Perdue on Friday deepened his support of election fraud conspiracies by filing a lawsuit that seeks to inspect absentee ballots from the 2020 election.

President Joe Biden said Friday he doesn't know if he can get West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on board to support his social safety net bill, but is expected to speak with him about the legislation next week as the Senate moves closer to its holiday recess.

One hundred days after allowing a Texas law that bars abortion after the first six weeks of pregnancy to go into effect -- sending women scrambling to neighboring states to obtain a procedure protected by the Constitution -- the Supreme Court on Friday gave supporters of abortion rights little to celebrate.

A federal judge on Friday rejected Steve Bannon's challenge to the limits the Justice Department was seeking on public disclosure of evidence the government turned over to him in his case.

President Joe Biden on Friday said that -- while he recognizes that inflation "is a real problem" -- he feels the US is at the peak of price inflation.

The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol issued six additional subpoenas Friday, including one to former aide to former President Donald Trump and current Ohio congressional candidate Max Miller.

A funeral service and tribute ceremony for the late Kansas Republican Sen. Bob Dole are scheduled to be held in Washington, DC, on Friday.

The Supreme Court left in place Friday a Texas abortion law that bars the procedure after around six weeks of pregnancy, but the justices said that abortion providers had the right to challenge the law in federal court.