The Missouri senator is being criticized for being a leader of the baseless challenge to the results of the presidential election, which led to the storming of Capitol Hill by Trump extremists.

One day after rioters stormed the building, Democratic and Republican lawmakers are taking steps to assess the security flaws at the Capitol.

The Capitol Police said that officer Brian Sicknick died from his injuries and that several other officers injured in the attack remain hospitalized.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has brought House lawmakers back to resume debate hours after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol. Lawmakers are expected to validate President-elect Joe Biden's win.

The Illinois Democrat talked to NPR about what she experienced as pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. "Frankly, we're anxious to get back to work," she said from an undisclosed location.

Supporters of President Trump, echoing his false claims that the election was stolen, breached the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attack. Amid the assault, a woman was killed.

After three years of disagreement and rising frustrations between the two U.S. allies, Saudi and Qatari leaders met Tuesday to sign an agreement that lifts current restrictions on Qatar.

White nationalists are returning to Washington to voice support for President Trump. Last month's protests turned violent with clashes among extremists, counterdemonstrators and bystanders.

Iran has exceeded some limits of the 2015 agreement in the past but this move would mark a notable step toward strengthening its nuclear capacity. The U.S. withdrew from the pact in 2018.

People all around the world are saying goodbye to 2020, but as coronavirus cases surge in many regions, New Year's Eve events have been seriously scaled down.

A video featuring unmasked attendees went viral last week on Twitter. On Wednesday, three people who were at the party were reported to have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Argentina will legalize abortion following a successful vote in the Senate early Wednesday. The decision could send shock waves throughout the heavily Roman Catholic region of Latin America.

One officer wasn't at the raid but applied for the search warrant with misleading information. The move comes months after the department fired another detective.

A strain of the coronavirus that reportedly spreads faster than the original version has been found in Colorado. The variant had previously been reported in the United Kingdom.

Michigan electors cast their votes for Joe Biden at the State Capitol today, in the face of security concerns. The state has seen several demonstrations against President-elect Joe Biden's win.

Presidential children and grandchildren are often shielded from the public eye, but that's changing. Joe Biden's grandchildren and Kamala Harris' stepchildren have their own personas on social media.

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Louisa Terrell to lead his legislative affairs office. Like many announced Biden appointments, Terrell worked in the Obama White House.

Democrats had been seeking to flip the reliably Republican state for years. The call brings the electoral vote tally to 306 for President-elect Joe Biden and 232 for President Trump.

Joe Biden has made dozens of campaign promises. A significant amount of his agenda centers on reversing or updating positions taken by the Trump administration.

He says President-elect Joe Biden has what it takes to run the country, especially amid multiple crises involving the pandemic, the racial justice system and the economy.