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The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a rural Colorado church that was challenging capacity limits instituted by the state's Democratic Gov. Jared Polis.

In-person early voting began Monday in Georgia for the crucial Jan. 5 special election that will decide control of the Senate.

The long-anticipated move is expected to further stoke tensions between the U.S. and Turkey ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's ascension to the White House.

It's taken a while, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his election victory.

Joe Biden won 306 votes in the Electoral College on Monday, cementing his victory over incumbent President Donald Trump.

The widely anticipated announcement of AG William Barr's departure came moments after the Electoral College finalized Joe Biden's victory over President Trump.

Rep. Paul Mitchell's break with the Republican Party came as the Electoral College was voting to ratify that Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump.

Congress aims to pass another coronavirus relief package and a government funding bill this week as millions are set to lose benefits.

Smartmatic has been targeted by President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, who leads attempts to undo Joe Biden's projected presidential victory.

Efforts to fund distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine hung in the balance even as the first doses of Pfizer's pioneering inoculation were being administered.

PPP doesn't account for the creativity, diversity and resourcefulness of America's businesses, writes Sunil Bhatt, who owns restaurants in Florida and Ohio.

The Supreme Court's order dealt a death blow to Trump's desperate and unsuccessful efforts to reverse Biden's projected Electoral College victory.

Cuomo's press secretary Caitlin Girouard said, "There is simply no truth to these claims," according to a statement provided to the Associated Press.

Mick Mulvaney's hedge fund is accepting at least $1 million from individual investors. The fund is raising money from high-net-worth individuals.

The law extends government funding by one week as Congress scrambles to reach spending and Covid relief deals.

Biden introduced his nominees for secretary of Housing and Urban Development, secretary of Agriculture and secretary of Veterans' Affairs.

Nancy Pelosi slammed McCarthy and other Republicans supporting Texas' far-fetched Supreme Court suit to effectively reverse Biden's projected win over Trump.

At least 75 senators voted for the sweeping $740 billion annual defense bill, a number larger than the two-thirds majority that would be needed to defeat Trump's promised veto.

As the Senate aims to pass a funding bill, Sens. Bernie Sanders, Josh Hawley, Rick Scott and Mike Braun are among those threatening its passage.

The attorney's scornful critique came as he urged a federal judge to reject Trump's latest effort to stall Carroll's case pending an appeal.