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President Biden's nominee to head the White House budget office pushed for Biden's economic relief package and apologized for insults against Republican senators during her confirmation hearing.

Chinese legislators in Beijing are set to overhaul Hong Kong's elections systems. Once semi-autonomous, mainland China has curtailed freedoms in Hong Kong.

After 24 hours of debate, the Senate in a 50-49 vote passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. The measure now moves back to the House which must pass an identical version.

The Vatican has sought to make a papal trip to Iraq, the traditional home of Abraham and now a shrinking Christian minority, since 2000. Pope Francis ended his first day there with religious leaders.

In dozens of local TV interviews, Zoom meetings and conference calls, the Biden administration is trying to build support for its $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

Bosses at several major national publications and TV networks are retiring, signaling a changing of the guard that coincides with the presidential transition and the fight for racial justice.

The House GOP Conference is expected to discuss the fates of Reps. Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, two Republicans with drastically different opinions of former President Donald Trump.

The Pentagon's release of documents detailing the hearings of Guantanamo detainees has cracked open a window into the government's top-secret world. The 5,000 pages offer unedited transcripts that include names and stories from some of the prisoners at the base. The documents were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Associated Press.

The people of New Orleans have re-elected Mayor Ray Nagin to guide their city through its continued recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Nagin's new term begins May 31, one day before the opening of a new hurricane season. Political analyst Greg Rigamer talks to Debbie Elliott about Nagin's victory and the direction he plans to steer the city.

Ukrainian and international experts believe it will take years, if not decades, to build cases and prosecute people. Ukraine's prosecutor general's office has opened more than 9,000 investigations.