President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr., racing against a surge in coronavirus cases and the emergence of a new variant that could worsen the crisis, is planning a vaccination offensive that calls for greatly expanding access to the vaccine while using a...

As President Trump prepares to leave office with his party in disarray, Republican leaders including Senator Mitch McConnell are maneuvering to thwart his grip on the G.O.P. in future elections, while forces aligned with Mr. Trump are looking to punish...

"This is as serious of a law enforcement threat as I’ve seen, potentially, in my career," said Amtrak Police Chief Sam Dotson.

Dustin Higgs was the third to receive a lethal injection this week.

One-fourth of all the federal executions of the past century were ordered by President Donald Trump since July 2020.

The government early Saturday carried out the 13th and final execution of a federal inmate under the Trump administration.Dustin Higgs died by lethal injection at a federal prison in Indiana shortly after midnight, The Associated Press reported.Higgs...