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.

President Donald Trump suggested the US is ready to aid protesters in Iran if authorities crack down on the unrest, prompting a top Iranian official to threaten retaliation against US forces in the region.

The Trump administration abandoned its appeal to a federal judge’s decision halting government staff cuts stemming from last year’s government shutdown.

Tesla Inc. is facing a difficult road ahead after deliveries of its fully electric vehicles declined for a second year in a row and were overtaken by Chinese rival BYD Co. on an annual basis for the first time.

Grains extended December’s steep declines into the new year, with traders focused on weather in South America, while fresh details on US farm aid provided little help to the markets.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked Ukraine’s head of military intelligence to become his chief of staff, filling one of the country’s most influential positions after Andriy Yermak stepped down amid a corruption scandal.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myungsaid ties with Beijing are crucial and reiterated his nation’s “respect” for the “one-China” stance when it comes to Taiwan, according to an interview with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV ahead of a meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Hundreds of mostly Black, poor women enrolled in Medicaid are suing a Virginia hospital and its leaders, alleging they enabled a medical staff physician to provide unnecessary medical treatments in order to defraud federal health programs.

The US Coast Guard and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions Oy signed a contract for two icebreakers as part of President Donald Trump’s administration rebuilding its fleet of Arctic vessels.

A Chicago nonprofit and teachers union sued Education Secretary Linda McMahon Monday for canceling 19 school grants mid-project and failing to spend $60 million in congressionally mandated funding that expires at the end of the year.

Tory Bruno, the former chief executive officer and president of United Launch Alliance, will become the president of the new national security group at Blue Origin, the Jeff Bezos-founded space venture that is one of ULA’s biggest suppliers and rivals.

Lawmakers extended military and law enforcement authorities for countering uncrewed aircraft systems operating in US airspace as drone threats persist.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is suing the Trump administration over its cancellation of grant funding, alleging the HHS move was in retaliation for the organization’s opposing views on vaccines and gender-affirming care.

A Michigan resident failed to convince a federal appeals court to deem cannabis licensing schemes that favor in-state applicants unlawful, establishing a circuit split over the role of the dormant Commerce Clause in state-legal marijuana markets.

CSX Transportation Inc. convinced the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals on Friday that the state used the wrong methodology to determine the proportion of its sales taxable there to calculate a $9 million commercial activity tax bill.

Hawaii’s environmental tax on cruise ships is on hold pending resolution of a Ninth Circuit appeal from a federal judge’s order allowing the state to collect the tax.

A law barring undocumented immigrants from possessing guns is valid under the Second Amendment, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found Friday, aligning with other circuits.

An airline trade group, after successfully taking on paid sick time laws in other states, now has its sights set on Michigan.

The Trump administration abandoned its appeal to a federal judge’s decision halting government staff cuts stemming from last year’s government shutdown.