The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general on Saturday in a 50 to 49 vote. The Senate also passed a bill to fund the government through December. CNN’s Brian Todd reports.

The vote brings to an end a lengthy standoff between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration over Blanche, who has served as acting attorney general since April. All Democrats voted against his nomination to lead the Justice Department.

Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on the Senate's vote to confirm Todd Blanche as U.S. attorney general ahead of the August recess.

In a narrow 50-49 vote, President Trump's former defense lawyer was confirmed as attorney general in a vote early Saturday.

In BBC interview, Hunter Biden says his father's prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is 'very painful' and 'very debilitating.'

Former ⁠U.S. ⁠President Joe Biden's ⁠prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones ​and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden, said ‌in an interview with ‌the BBC. • “The cancer has spread, metastasized ⁠into his ⁠bones and further,

In a BBC interview, Hunter Biden also acknowledged that the pardon he received from his father was “not fair” or good for the country.

In an interview with the BBC, Mr. Biden said that former President Joseph R. ⁠Biden Jr.’s prostate cancer had spread into his bones and was causing pain.

Senators voted in the early hours of Saturday to approve a government spending package through December and avert another government shutdown.

The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its own short-term funding measure last ​month. The two chambers will have to ⁠resolve their ⁠differences before President ⁠Donald ​Trump can sign it into law before current ​funding expires ⁠on September 30 — less than five weeks before the November 3 congressional elections.

The House and Senate have now each passed different bills aimed at averting a shutdown at the end of the fiscal year. The House bill would fund the government through Dec. 4. The

The president has railed against his longtime ally after Pirro’s office concluded that vandals weren't responsible for damage to the landmark.

President Donald Trump wants U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to rethink dropping charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Trump, who has repeatedly alleged that vandals damaged the pool, ⁠has ⁠sharply criticized Pirro for ⁠dropping ​the case, saying this week that she had "choked" under p

President Donald Trump urged U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to reinstall charges against several people accused of vandalizing the reflecting pool.

A Public Health Emergency has been declared for six Washington counties and three Tribes impacted by wildfires. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced that the United States Department of Health

With support pouring in, wildfire evacuees in Washington state are taking stock, while firefighters try to add to recent gains against the flames ahead of more expected hot, gusty weather.

Sixteen uncontained wildfires covered more than 672 square miles of Washington as of August 6, prompting widespread evacuations and stretching firefighting resources across the state. Approximately 7,

The concentrated field becomes strong enough to ionize the air, creating sparks and glowing plasma. The same effect can focus energy into a space far smaller than the original microwave wavelength, which could have implications for future chipmaking.

A federal appeals court halted construction while the administration prepares its next legal move. President Trump’s controversial plan to build an enormous ballroom adjacent to—and larger than—the White House just ground to a halt.

A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing.

After a federal appeals court halted construction of the White House ballroom on Friday, President Trump said he would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court. Taurean Small has more.

Chanley Painter reports on the legal battle surrounding White House ballroom construction after an appeals court blocked the project. Former administration official Stephen Miller argues the facility is a national security necessity.