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South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a 55-year-old man on a rural stretch of road Saturday night. State authorities are investigating.

It's been 10 years since President Obama moved to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Joseph Patton was discharged from the the Navy for befriending gay men, before openly gay Americans could serve.

President Trump lost, but House Republicans had a better-than-anticipated 2020 election. They picked up at least eight seats and narrowed the House Democrats' majority.

President Trump's campaign is insisting that Trump has a path to reelection victory despite Joe Biden's decisive win. Lawyers say they will pursue legal challenges to results in swing states.

Assured about the likelihood of victory in confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary Committee majority stressed the importance of the government's separate powers.

Seniors are a reliable voting bloc and have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

For years, those in charge of elections have said stoking false fears about voting would one day lead to violence. On Wednesday, they were proved right.

Only one of Biden's Cabinet nominees, retired U.S. Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, has a confirmation hearing scheduled.

About a dozen GOP senators and more than 100 House members will challenge Joe Biden's win, but roughly two dozen other Republican senators say they will vote to affirm the election results.

The U.S. education secretary sent a letter to President Trump, announcing her resignation effective Friday.