A federal judge allowed Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to remain in control of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an independent nonprofit created by Congress, but expressed concern about their conduct.

A former county sheriff has been selected to lead the Los Angeles Police Department, taking charge of the nation's third-largest police force.

The Biden administration and NATO have told Russia there will be no U.S. or allied concessions on Moscow's main demands to resolve the crisis over Ukraine.

A Moscow court has rejected an imprisoned American’s appeal against his nine-year sentence for assaulting police officers.

The U.S. ambassador to Russia says he will head home for consultations this week to discuss U.S.-Russian relations with colleagues in the Biden administration and to visit his family.