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President Trump exits the Oval Office and walks to the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 1. As he leaves the White House for the final time, Trump has rescinded rules prohibiting members of his administration from lobbying agencies where they worked for five years.

Trump Revokes Administration Ethics Rules On His Way Out The Door

Members of the Trump administration won't have to wait five years before lobbying the agencies where they worked. Trump had been highly critical of former President Clinton for a similar reversal.

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump make their way to board Marine One as they depart the White House for the last time.

Trump Departs White House, With Capitol Riot Defining His Tumultuous Term

President Trump was impeached for inciting his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. The violence and its aftermath will be an enduring symbol of his four years in the White House.

President Biden signs documents in the Presidents Room at the U.S. Capitol after taking the oath of office.

Biden Called For Unity In His Inaugural Address. He Might Find It Hard To Come By

As Joe Biden is inaugurated, he is hoping to bring America together. But the country's modern divisions didn't begin and end with Trump.

Once the rules for implementing it are worked out, a bill signed into federal law in December will eliminate the required five-month waiting period for diagnosed ALS patients to begin disability benefits, enabling quicker Medicare coverage as well.

ALS Patients To Gain Quicker Access To Disability Benefits And Medicare

Lou Gehrig's disease can take months to diagnose, then rapidly incapacitate patients, leaving many families bankrupt before disability payments and Medicare kick in. A recent law aims to change that.

Feds Deal A Hard Blow To Jordan Cove Project

Federal energy regulators Tuesday denied an effort by the Jordan Cove Energy Project to sidestep the State of Oregon’s denial of a key permit. The ruling casts serious doubt on the project’s viability.

Black Bears Head For Old Stomping Grounds

The deserts of the West can be vast and forbidding. And apparently, worth traveling for some black bears. A recent study shows bears returning to their…

How Writing Makes This A Better Planet

Being able to communicate with each other by speaking made a big difference in our development as a species. But when we turned our pictures into words…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate chamber on Tuesday. In remarks, he publicly denounced President Trump for instigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the Capitol.

'The Mob Was Fed Lies': McConnell Rebukes Trump For His Role In Capitol Riot

The Senate majority leader's remarks are his strongest against the president since the Jan. 6 riot.

Mary Estime-Irvin, a councilwoman in North Miami, Fla., writes the name of a friend lost to COVID-19 on a symbolic tombstone that is part of a pandemic memorial at Griffing Park in North Miami in October.

As Death Rate Accelerates, U.S. Records 400,000 Lives Lost To The Coronavirus

Although vaccination has begun, this winter has been the deadliest season of the pandemic. The U.S. death toll jumped from 300,000 to 400,000 in just five weeks.

New State Guidance Lowers The COVID-19 Bar For Oregon Schools, Especially For Elementary Students

The new guidance includes mostly small changes, with one big one.

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