WASHINGTON – Capitol Police stopped a man attempting to enter the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday smelling of gasoline and carrying a torch lighter and a flare gun, according to the department.

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Judge R. Stan Baker, who was appointed to his current position on the U.S. District Court by former President Donald Trump, ruled against the Republican-led suit, stating that it lacked a "basic level ...

With Election Day in the books, the next step is the Electoral College. The process of electing the President of the United ...

Former President Donald Trump earned at least 276 electoral votes as of Wednesday, securing the presidency and defeating Vice ...

Republican Donald Trump won North Carolina, capturing one of the seven heavily contested battlegrounds while votes in six ...