A new surgeon general's report said a federal ban could save tens of thousands of lives, particularly among Black smokers.

In today’s edition, White House correspondent Mike Memoli files a dispatch from Rio de Janeiro on President Joe Biden's final international summit. Plus, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the final election results from our seven key "Deciders" counties. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.

The White House has not released visitor logs for the month President Biden gave up his re-election bid, leaving questions on who was seeing the president before he dropped out.

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to gut the Department of Education in his 2nd term, which could increase monthly payments for student loan borrowers.

Senate Democrats are expected to dedicate hours of floor time in coming weeks as a last-minute effort to confirm President Joe Biden's nominees to the federal judiciary.

Biden announced on Tuesday a $325 million contribution to help developing countries move away from climate-damaging fossil fuels.

President Joe Biden’s exit from the world stage this week was less of a dramatic mic drop and more of a slow fade from view, a low-key conclusion to a lengthy foreign policy career whose legacy is now under threat by Donald Trump.

Advocacy groups are pressuring Biden to fulfill a campaign promise and prevent President-elect Trump from initiating another series of executions.

President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration plans to target federal regulations championed by President Joe Biden that aim to make automobiles more fuel-efficient and incentivize a shift toward electric vehicles,