Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election.

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement agreement that included a confidentiality clause, according to ...

After a resounding election victory, President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans say they have a “mandate” to govern.

The US Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation of Illinois’ Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office four months ...