Democrat Derek Tran won the Nov. 5 election in California’s 45th Congressional District over Rep. Michelle Steel (R), who conceded Wednesday.

Republican Nick Begich unseated Rep. Mary Peltola (D) in Alaska’s at-large Congressional District, the Associated Press said Wednesday.

Democrat Janelle Bynum unseated Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th District, the Associated Press said Thursday.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) asked a federal court to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from destroying documents related to his investigation and prosecution of president-elect Donald Trump.

The idea of injecting more politics into filling state supreme court seats through partisan elections has taken hold in some Republican circles, and momentum could pick up after the party’s success this week in North Carolina and Ohio.

A convicted felon in New York may help determine whether Republicans hold all the levers of government in Washington next year.

A California appellate panel struck the city of Huntington Beach’s voter ID law Monday, finding it conflicted with state elections law.

A key meeting for leaders from across the Americas has been shelved until next year, as US military strikes on boats in the Caribbean and near South America’s Pacific coast intensify tensions with Venezuela and divide the region.

A majority of the corporate donors who have been named as donors to President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction project have received government contracts in recent years, according to a report released Monday by a watchdog group.

The UK is still in talks with President Donald Trump’s administration for a deal to address US tariffs on steel and whiskey, according to the British Consul General in Chicago.

YouTube TV rejected Walt Disney Co.’s request to restore its ABC network to the online TV service during Election Day as a fight over distribution fees drags on.

Senators advanced three Trump administration picks to lead Agriculture Department offices out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday night.

A majority of the corporate donors who have been named as donors to President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction project have received government contracts in recent years, according to a report released Monday by a watchdog group.

As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency that had previously helped states and localities counter bomb threats and cyberattacks.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability to protect sensitive consumer and other data has degraded amid a wave of staff departures and contract cancellations, a watchdog report found.

SuperValu Inc. defeated two whistleblowers’ bid for a new trial in a prescription drug fraud suit because the jury received proper instructions before concluding in March that the company didn’t cause the US government to suffer damages.

US Supreme Court justices offered mixed responses during oral arguments Monday concerning whether a US soldier severely injured in an Afghanistan bombing attack should again be allowed to accuse defense contractor Fluor Corp. of negligence.

A month of lapsed funding for federal agencies has led to a 74% decline in nondefense contract spending compared to the same time last year, according to Bloomberg Government data and analysis.

The Fifth Circuit appeared inclined to continue blocking stricter reporting requirements for money services businesses along the southern border during oral arguments Monday.

A federal appeals panel appeared to struggle with how to interpret an insurance exclusion for reality TV and whether it bars coverage for litigation from a show’s former participants alleging they suffered mental harm.

Attorney General Pam Bondi retroactively gave Eastern Virginia’s top prosecutor an extra title in an effort to withstand claims she was illegally serving when bringing charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James and former FBI Director James Comey.

Two Texas school district officials lost a bid to cancel a deposition in a case involving a hair policy that some say discriminates against Black males, a federal appeals court panel said.

A Union Pacific Railroad Co. conductor’s claims that disability bias caused improper restrictions on his duties was barred by federal railroad safety law, a Texas federal court ruled.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) intends to sue Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Sanofi-Aventis US for deceptively marketing the prescription antiplatelet medication Plavix.