Weary and anxious residents were told to be ready to flee at a moment’s notice and remained vigilant, keeping an eye on the skies, and also each other: Police announced roughly 50 arrests, for looting, flying drones in fire zones, violating curfew, and other crimes.

President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is heading into a potentially explosive Senate confirmation hearing.

Canada’s ambassador to Washington says Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States including its next fleet of submarines to appease President-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the U.S.-Canada trade deficit.

As President Joe Biden prepares to leave office next week, he’s insistent that his one-term presidency has made strides in restoring American credibility on the world stage and has proved that the U.S. remains an indispensable partner around the globe.

The Navy’s next two Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers will honor former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, officials announced Monday.

Thousands of residents across Alaska’s largest city were still without power Monday, a day after a powerful storm brought hurricane-force winds that downed power lines, damaged trees, forced more than a dozen planes to divert, and caused a pedestrian bridge over a highway to partially collapse.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered flags to be raised to full staff next Monday at the Texas Capitol and all state government office buildings in honor of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The recommendation, made in a previously undisclosed Nov. 27 letter to the Office of Management and Budget, offers a path forward with defense-spending caps — imposed under a 2023 debt-limit deal — expiring after fiscal year 2025.

The IRS is distributing about $2.4 billion to taxpayers who didn’t receive their COVID stimulus payments. By the end of January, approximately 1 million taxpayers will receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS.