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Donald Trump's lawyers are expected to lay out their defense of the former president by focusing on the constitutionality of the process itself during the impeachment hearings.

The move to limit oil drilling in 16 million acres in Alaska and the Arctic Ocean comes as regulators prepare to decide on the Willow project, a controversial plan pushed by ConocoPhillips.

The Florida education system has been in the spotlight lately after Gov. Ron DeSantis banned diversity and inclusion programs in public colleges and approved a controversial social studies curriculum.

As oceans get hotter, coral reefs are suffering. Scientists are working on ways to preserve coral by freezing and then reviving them to restore reefs someday.

The New York Times says the point of an article that implied John McCain had an improper relationship with a lobbyist was about his inability to see how his behavior might look to others. His behavior in financing his campaign is also being questioned.

President Obama is taking his argument for a health care overhaul to the American people this week. Obama hosted Thursday a town hall-style meeting in Cleveland. In Washington, however, the fate of an overhaul is uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said there will not be a vote on health care before the August recess.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about the $700 billion rescue plan for the financial sector. They stressed that it was urgent that lawmakers pass the bill this week. Many committee members were not swayed.

Republican South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has taken a significant step toward a presidential bid, launching an exploratory committee.

The White House and House Republicans have a deal on the debt ceiling. What remains to be done — and what are the roadblocks — ahead of a vote this week in the House?

The House is on the verge of the first major vote to approve legislation to lift the debt limit. a catastrophic financial default could become a reality if Congress doesn't pass the bill by Monday.

Zac Unger moved to Churchill, Manitoba, to cover the decline of the polar bear. It was 2008, and the adorable predators had become symbols in the battle over climate change. But the story he ended up writing in his new book was more complicated than he expected.

Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn., who earlier Tuesday was chosen by House Republicans to be the third speaker nominee in as many weeks, has dropped out.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, has been nominated as the speaker designate in a closed-door meeting of House Republicans.

Gabriel Sherman traces the beginning of Fox News' success back to its wall-to-wall coverage of Monica Lewinsky. He says, "Ratings during the Lewinsky scandal exploded more than 400 percent, so you saw instantly that there was a market for this type of ... television." Sherman's book is called The Loudest Voice In The Room.

Author Lucy Lethbridge explores the history of British servants through their diaries, letters and memoirs. She says, "What I found particularly fascinating was how ... butlers were so butlery"; the old caricature of the clever manservant and the silly master is one "butlers have appeared to play to the hilt."

It's the job of a patrol to stop what's called "Eve-teasing" — the sexual harassment of women. The effort reflects the country's ongoing gender tensions.

Democrats still win the majority of Latino votes, but a surge in Latino Republicans elected to state and local offices could change all that.

Supreme court justices in Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming will hear arguments in cases that will impact abortion access across the Mountain West. Here's what to know.

The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations tries to balance her identity as the only woman in the race for the GOP nomination with a Republican electorate that eschews identity politics.

Louisiana is the latest state where lawmakers have voted to ban most abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The state's Democratic governor says he will sign the bill into law.