The White House blocked new leases for oil and gas drilling in sections of the Arctic and Atlantic Tuesday, a high-

The US government spent more than a decade preparing responses to malicious hacking by a foreign power but had no clear strategy when Russia launched a disinformation campaign over the internet during the US election campaign, current and former White House cyber security advisers say.

Donald Trump pounces on a reported comment from Bill Clinton, the former president and husband of his Democratic rival in the November 8 election, in an unusual exchange between future and former US presidents.

The FBI acted inappropriately when it announced the revival of its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email setup days before the November 8 presidential election, Clinton's lawyer says, citing search warrant documents made public.

China has returned a US underwater probe it seized in the South China Sea, the Pentagon confirmed after Beijing's

President-elect Donald Trump vowed Monday, a month before he takes office, to wipe "terrorists" off the face of the

America's Electoral College on Monday confirmed Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United

America's Electoral College confirms Donald Trump's election as the 45th president of the United States, unswayed by a desperate bid by die-hard opponents to bar the Republican's path to the White House.

President Barack Obama vowed Friday to send a "clear message" to Russia for trying to sway the US election, while calling on Donald Trump and Republicans to put national security before politics.

The United States on Friday more than doubled its previous reward for information on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,

A month before Donald Trump becomes president, chattering classes in New York and Washington are abuzz with signs that

Barack Obama vowed the United States would retaliate against Russian hacking after the White House accused Vladimir Putin of direct involvement in cyberattacks designed to influence the US election.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday nominated David Friedman -- an attorney and campaign adviser who backs moving

Donald Trump met Wednesday with some of America's most powerful tech executives in a bid to mend fences with a

The Colombian government has pardoned at least 110 FARC rebels as part of a peace deal to end a 52-year conflict,

President Barack Obama allowed US sanctions against Iran to be renewed yesterday, but in a surprise move declined

New satellite imagery shows China has apparently installed "significant" defensive weapons on a series of artificial

US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin is personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton, NBC News reports.

Vladimir Putin was the world's most powerful person for a fourth straight year in 2016, with US president-elect Donald Trump in second

The White House has blocked the transfer of precision munitions to ally Saudi Arabia, amid anger about the civilian