Gina Ortiz Jones was confirmed as undersecretary of the Air Force. Shawn Skelly, the second openly transgender person to ever be confirmed by the Senate, will serve as assistant secretary of defense for readiness.

Andrew Quentin Taake is the second man arrested after a Bumble match said they took part in the January 6 insurrection.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s decision to invite United Nations envoys on racism and minority issues to assess the U.S. continued to draw backlash Thursday, more than a week after the announcement.

Officials from a national park in northern Maryland are cautioning residents who were eager to see the disappearance of pesky Brood X cicadas that there are new cicadas on the way.In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Catoctin Mountain Park said that while...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Organizations representing long-term care facilities on Friday urged lawmakers working on a bipartisan infrastructure plan to avoid dipping into COVID-relief funds to help pay for the roughly $600 billion in new spending sought for...