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The 85-year-old California Democrat's departure will mark the end of an era in Congress. In 2007, Pelosi became the first woman elected to serve as U.S. House speaker.

James Comey, the president's choice for FBI director, had a relatively easy time fielding questions Tuesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers wanted to know about surveillance, waterboarding and other controversial issues, but they posed their questions gently.

In the debate over immigration, many politicians seem to agree that people now in the U.S. illegally should wait at "the back of the line" for legal residency. But the backlog in processing applications means even those already in line face decades of waiting.

China believes the U.S. is a declining power with expansionist ambitions. The U.S. thinks the same of China.

Donald Trump's lawyers presented a spirited defense of the former president in their first and only day of presentations. Questions from the senators could commence as soon as Friday.

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to four felony charges that he attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

A TV version of The Rainmaker is out this week, which gave critic Linda Holmes as good a reason as any to rank the on-screen adaptations of John Grisham's legal novels.

A candidate has finally been declared the winner in Kenya's presidential election. But the votes were close and the main opponent says he'll fight the results in court. Could the election become Kenya's version of the Bush-Gore battle from 2000?

A Gaza man waited for more than two months before he got Israeli permission to leave Gaza for a Palestinian hospital in the West Bank.

Senators heard from witnesses, ranging from judicial ethics experts to a former attorney general in the George W. Bush administration, but used their questioning to reinforce their own arguments.