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Tensions between Biden's team and Pentagon brass erupted after acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller canceled transition team meetings for the rest of 2020.

Congress has until Friday at midnight to avoid a government shutdown as lawmakers try to finalize a coronavirus relief package.

Ghislaine Maxwell is accused of abetting the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, a former friend of President Donald Trump, who died from a jailhouse suicide.

Democrats are criticizing GOP Sen. Pat Toomey in the hopes he will drop stipulations about the Fed's lending programs.

The vaccine likely won't be available to the general public for months as Pfizer ramps up production of the vaccine.

The Georgia Senate runoff election is a wild card for markets, and it coul impact markets and the economy.

President-elect Joe Biden said the U.S. would join with allies to impose "substantial costs" on adversaries who engage in cyberattacks.

With control of the Senate at stake, gun rights groups are pouring millions of dollars in outside spending into the Jan. 5 runoff election in Georgia.

Regan will play a critical role in supporting Biden's aggressive plan to battle climate change and transition the U.S. economy to clean energy.

Pence will travel overseas hours after formally declaring that Biden beat Trump in November's presidential election.

Biden cut a new ad for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff weeks before the Jan. 5 runoff elections in Georgia that will determine who controls the Senate.

The bill, which typically passes with strong bipartisan support, authorizes a topline of $740 billion in spending and outlines Pentagon policy.

Biden has chosen former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to be his Transportation secretary.

State Rep. Gary Eisen's comments come as President Trump has refused to concede he lost to Joe Biden, who is set to win the Electoral College vote.

The coronavirus relief deal would reportedly include direct payments but not liability protections or state and local relief.

Establishing the trust needed for a truly productive relationship will require both sides to abandon unilateralist measures and tendencies, writes Clete Willems

Congress is running out of time to avoid a government shutdown and get another round of coronavirus relief to Americans.

At stake in the two Senate elections is control of the Senate, and the power to greenlight Biden's nominees and his domestic policy agenda, or to block it.

Saudi Arabia is on a hiring spree for lobbyists as Joe Biden, who has signaled that he will take a tougher stance with the nation, prepares to take office.

McConnell's recognition of Biden as president-elect follows the Electoral College vote on Monday.