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Three history-making, newly elected lawmakers representing the LGBTQ community will be sworn in to the 119th Congress Friday.

Mike Johnson was reelected on Friday for a second term as House speaker.

A grieving mother whale in the Pacific Northwest, known as J-35, has been seen this week carrying the body of her deceased calf in what researchers are calling an act of "mourning."

Domestic steel production is essential to U.S. security, Biden said.

The 119th Congress convenes Friday with a huge shift of power in Washington as the GOP takes control of both chambers ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration.

The U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory on Friday warning of a link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk.

Some transgender people worry President Joe Biden did not do enough to shield them from the torrent of Trump policies to come

Matthew Livelsberger -- the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Las Vegas Hotel -- died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving African American in the United States Senate.

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee have quietly requested more information regarding allegations involving Defense Secretary pick Pete Hegseth, sources say.