USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen has the latest ahead of Friday sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case.

A Louisiana patient has died from bird flu.

A judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt in a Georgia election worker defamation case.

USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison breaks down President Joe Biden's move to ban new offshore oil and gas drilling along most U.S. coasts.

The McDonald’s flip on DEI brings another win for conservative critics.

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