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Yellen, who is widely admired in the financial world, would be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in a line stretching back to Alexander Hamilton in 1789.

Of all the perks of being president, Donald Trump may soon miss most the legal protection that it affords.

While President Trump has clashed with some governors over their COVID-19 restrictions, President-elect Biden met with a bipartisan group of governors to get their input.

Whatever view you take of Secretary DeVos, here's a look back at the facts of her achievements and how likely they are to survive the next secretary.

Economists warn that without more relief for out-of-work people and small-business owners the economy will be damaged more than it needs to be.

Critics say the moves appear motivated by anger, revenge and an attempt to keep campaign promises dating to 2016.

Indicted by the feds alongside union chief John Dougherty, the three-term lawmaker is heading for a January trial.

The rule would have harmed the bargaining rights of more than 500,000 home healthcare workers in California and several hundred thousand additional workers across the nation.

President-elect Biden’s plans to rejoin both the WHO and the Paris Climate Agreement were praised Monday afternoon at the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition conference.

The resignation of the 15 remaining pro-democracy lawmakers will ratchet up tensions over the future of Hong Kong.

While most people in the country were focused on counting votes last week, the U.S. Department of Labor published some controversial new rules dealing with farm labor.

Where are hospitals reaching capacity? Which metro areas are running out of beds? NPR has learned agencies collect and analyze this information in detail but don't share it.

Manafort and Gates were accused of using the companies to launder $75 million from the Ukrainian government to help Manafort and Gates in tax fraud and other crimes.

The memorial opened as Pennsylvania experiences another surge of the deadly coronavirus.

County officials in Pennsylvania downplayed the significance of the problem, saying the system will not allow someone to vote twice.