Virginia county admits miscount in 2020 presidential vote, underreporting Biden's lead by 4,000

A northern Virginia county is acknowledging that it underreported President Joe Biden’s margin of victory over Donald Trump there in the 2020 presidential election by about 4,000 votes, the first detailed accounting of errors that came to light in 2022 as part of a criminal case.

Report: Trump told 2 Wayne County canvassers not to certify 2020 election results

The then president pressured Wayne County Board of Canvassers members Monica Palmer and William Hartmann over a phone call that took place on Nov. 17, 2020, according to audio recordings obtained and reviewed by The Detroit News.

Federal appeals court upholds gag order on Trump in 2020 election interference case

A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld a gag order on former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case but has eased the restrictions on his speech.

Georgia election interference case: Trump objects to August trial date, seeks hearing

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking a judge to set a trial date for former President Donald Trump for three months before the general election.

Nevada's attorney general investigating fake electors who aided Trump in 2020

Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

Florida teachers pick up extra jobs to make ends meet

Educators in Central Florida are scraping to get by and many are picking up second jobs. Fox 35 profiled two teachers who found it necessary to pick up extra work to make ends meet for their families.

Jamaal Bowman criminally charged in Capitol Hill fire alarm incident

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., has been charged for allegedly pulling a fire alarm in a House of Representatives building during a government shutdown threat Sept. 30.

Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House Speaker, advancing toward replacing Kevin McCarthy

Republicans on Wednesday nominated Rep. Steve Scalise to be the next House speaker and will now try to unite around the conservative in a floor vote to elect him after ousting Rep. Kevin McCarthy from the post.

Republicans still struggle to select a new House Speaker after a week without leadership

The House Republican majority is stuck, one week after the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with lawmakers unable to coalesce around a new leader in a stalemate that threatens to keep Congress partly shuttered indefinitely.

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House: Here's what's next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership succeeded.

Government shutdown averted: Congress passes 45-day funding plan

The rushed package drops aid to Ukraine, a White House priority opposed by a growing number of GOP lawmakers, but increases federal disaster assistance by $16 billion.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman sets off fire alarm during House vote on funding bill

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman acknowledged triggering a fire alarm Saturday in one of the U.S. Capitol office buildings as lawmakers scrambled to pass a bill to fund the government before the midnight shutdown deadline.

Fulton County grand jury indicts Trump, allies in 2020 Georgia election case

Indictments have been handed up in the Georgia election probe. The Fulton County DA handed the indictments into the clerk shortly before 9 p.m. Monday.

Georgia election probe timeline: From November 2020 to August 2023

By the time the polls closed on Nov. 3, 2020, nearly 5 million Georgians had voted early, in person or by absentee ballot.

Georgia DA explores RICO charges: Trump investigation widens beyond phone call

More than two years later, the indictment that could soon be brought by a grand jury could go far beyond that phone call, alleging a web of crimes committed by Trump and others.