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 Trump administration rule ending automatic extensions for work permits overcame a congressional challenge Thursday.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin locked horns with Senate appropriators Wednesday over the question of whether renewable energy or fossil fuel-based energy is cheaper for ratepayers.

The Senate is working on a 45-day extension of controversial spy powers before a looming deadline, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Jerome Powell said he’ll remain at the Federal Reserve as a governor after his term as chair of the central bank ends, putting an end to months of speculation as to whether he planned to stay or go.

President Donald Trump told Axios he will not lift a naval blockade of Iran’s ports until he secures a deal with Tehran to address the country’s nuclear program, extending a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz that has caused a global energy crisis.

Senators turned back a Democratic effort to override an EPA decision blocking Colorado’s plan to improve visibility at national parks by shuttering some coal plants.

The EPA will launch a study of how it can better use AI in permitting decisions, according to the agency’s fiscal 2027 draft evidence plan, released Wednesday.

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. defeated a whistleblower’s attempt to reinstate a False Claims Act suit that alleged the India-based IT services company fraudulently deprived the government of funds related to foreign worker visas, the Fifth Circuit said Wednesday.

ASRC Federal Infrastructure Support LLC ended its protest of the US Department of Homeland Security’s decision to award Dawson MCG LLC contracts to support the department’s law enforcement training center in South Carolina.

House Democrats are launching an investigation into the deal between the Trump administration and TotalEnergies to pivot the French energy giant’s offshore wind investments into natural gas projects.

The EPA on Wednesday said it was making $80 million available in stormwater grant funding for small or financially struggling communities.

MetroStar Systems LLC failed to show that the US Marine Corps improperly canceled a logistics services procurement worth more than $100 million after the agency identified flaws, the US Court of Federal Claims said.

The US Supreme Court for the third time in 13 years under Chief Justice John Roberts narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, leaving little remaining of the civil rights movement’s crowning achievement, according to election law advocates, legal scholars and the court’s liberal bloc.

Jerome Powell said he’ll remain at the Federal Reserve as a governor after his term as chair of the central bank ends, putting an end to months of speculation as to whether he planned to stay or go.

The governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa was accused by US prosecutors of conspiring with drug cartels, escalating tension between the two countries over the fight against organized crime.

Lawyers for historic preservationists and a Democratic lawmaker urged a Washington federal judge to stop the planned closure of Kennedy Center for renovations, raising concerns that the performing arts center could be torn down like the White House’s East Wing.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Jerome Powell for his decision to stay on the Federal Reserve Board after he steps down as the US central bank’s chair, saying it amounts to a break with Fed tradition.

Former FBI Director James Comey can easily overcome the Trump administration’s latest indictment against him by arguing the social media post that spurred federal charges counts as protected political speech, defense attorneys and former prosecutors said.