U.S. presidential transition

“It’s for the American people to decide who they want for their president.”

Two people familiar with the matter confirmed that the subpoena came in the investigation of efforts by Donald Trump and his allies to subvert the 2020 election.

“Some people are trying to deny what happened — to whitewash it,” Chair Bennie Thompson said of the Capitol attack.

A new report couldn’t answer the big question plaguing political polling: Why were surveys off by so much in 2020?

The US president’s COVID-relief bill passed the Senate on Saturday. It was a remarkably drama-free milestone for a $1.9 trillion bill.

Senators view the allegations against the New York governor differently than those against Al Franken, who was a colleague.

The prospect of those measures sliding into Senate stasis after House passage is sparking new pressure over the filibuster.

The White House chief of staff is a prolific poster, though the content and purpose is hardly Trump-like.

Charges of sexism and white male privilege are flying as Neera Tanden’s nomination looks increasingly doomed.

Biden administration’s pledges to consult and collaborate win praise after four years of Trump’s bludgeoning.

Rand Paul engineered a strategy that put all but six GOP senators on the record saying former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is unconstitutional.

What was said between the two leaders is a great mystery, one that advisers to the current president say is imperative to find out.

Senate Democrats aren’t pressing hard to include witnesses in the upcoming trial.

Trump preferred seemingly aimless days at the White House. Biden has a carefully crafted schedule, but the pandemic has curbed his facetime with people.

Antony Blinken’s warm welcome at Foggy Bottom may be tested by career officials seeking recognition.

For a moment, it looked like the Republican Party was getting some distance from the former president. Not anymore.

‘This vote indicates it’s over. The trial is all over,’ the Kentucky Republican says.

Rob Malley, Biden’s pick for Iran envoy, is under political fire from the right.

The aftershocks of Trump’s presidency, however, are likely to continue to disrupt Biden’s administration for months to come.

The former vice president broke Obama’s 2008 record for the most ballots cast for any US presidential candidate in history.

President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for top diplomat, who has good relationships on both sides of the aisle, hasn’t encountered much partisan resistance to his nomination.

The move comes after the president was impeached by the House for the second time and as he faces a Senate trial in the coming weeks.

‘Presidents’ words are important. They weigh a ton,’ the House speaker said, addressing the deadly violence.