The Supreme Court ruled in March that states could not independently disqualify public officeholders.

Multiple nominees and appointees tapped to serve in President-elect Trumps incoming administration were targeted with threats this week, a spokesperson for the transition said Wednesday, though it was unclear how many were affected. Karoline Leavitt, who will serve as White House press secretary beginning in January, said several of Trumps Cabinet picks were the subject...

WASHINGTON (AP) President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.A senior Biden administration official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private consultations, said Wednesday that the out...

US says Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung were wrongfully detained and are returning home.

With President-elect Trump returning to the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, significant changes to the Medicaid expansion are expected. This data note provides key facts on the Medicaid expansion, highlighting the financial and coverage impacts of any changes across states that voted for President-elect Trump and those that voted for Vice President Harris.

Following a relatively long delay, President-elect Donald Trump's team has signed the documents that will allow them to start working with their counterparts in the Biden administration before Trump's January inauguration. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.

The Trump transition team has yet to sign key agreements with the Justice Department or General Services Administration, White House officials say.

"We are using our sanctions authorities to impose costs on 21 Maduro-aligned individuals for their myriad abuses against the Venezuelan people and attempts to steal the election," a US official said on a White House-organized call.

Soon they will return and be reunited with their families for the first time in many years, the White House said in a statement.

The White House said Wednesday it had secured the release of three Americans who had been detained in China as part of a prisoner swap with Beijing. A spokesperson for the National Security Council confirmed in a statement that Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung had been freed. Soon they will return and be...

Donald Trump Jr., President-elect Trump's eldest son, says his dad has discussed keeping some mainstream media outlets from the White House Press Briefing Room. Trump Jr., speaking on his podcast this week, said they discussed opening the briefing room to more independent journalists and social media influencers. We had the conversation about opening up the...

China is releasing three Americans who were "wrongfully detained," a National Security Council spokesperson says.