Trump's promise of mass deportations has Nebraska worried amid labor shortage Nebraska, one of the top beef producers, has one of the worst labor shortages in the nation. The incoming Trump administration has vowed to carry out mass deportations: how will Nebraska be affected? Jasmine Garsd
Speaker Johnson removes House Intel chair Mike Turner House Speaker Mike Johnson fired the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, Ohio congressman Mike Turner. Turner has been a critic at times of President-elect Donald Trump. Susan Davis
Biden's Guantanamo Bay legacy Joe Biden vowed to close the U.S. military court and prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but -- like several presidents before him -- did not succeed. What did he accomplish, and what's next under Trump? Sacha Pfeiffer
Elon Musk turns his attention to schools in Texas The billionaire is expected to take a prominent, unofficial role in the second Trump administration.
Biden removes Cuba from designation as state sponsor of terrorism. Will Trump reverse it? The Biden administration has announced that it is lifting the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, but it's only a matter of days before the new Trump administration takes over.
Biden issues an 11th hour executive order aimed at strengthening U.S. cybersecurity One of President Biden's final moves in office is aimed at shoring up critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. Jenna McLaughlin
Russia tried to use the LA wildfires to spread anti-Ukraine propaganda Pro-Kremlin social media accounts and outlets have been spreading a baseless narrative that mansions belonging to Ukrainian officials burned down in Los Angeles. Huo Jingnan
As Trump inauguration nears, FCC chief dismisses complaints against TV networks Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics. David Folkenflik
How would RFK Jr. handle bird flu? His record on vaccines has experts on edge Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots. Scientists fear this doesn't bode well in case of a crisis. Will Stone
A need for speed: Several states are looking for ways to count votes faster Lawmakers in California and other states want to change vote-counting rules to speed up the process. One key question is whether counting can be sped up without sacrificing access to the ballot. Ashley Lopez