Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration have briefed congressional leaders on the U.S. government’s plans for the future of Venezuela.

The U.S. capture and ouster of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro marked a stunning culmination of the Trump administration’s efforts to assert dominance in Latin America.

President Donald Trump has come out with a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by trimming the state’s budget by $300 million.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio painted a dark vision of the consequences of America’s “unbalanced relationship” with China.

President Joe Biden's granddaughter Naomi Biden is getting ready to be the bride at the 19th wedding in White House history.

Inauguration Day is historic for obvious reasons and Wednesday promises to be no different. That falls in between some of the extremes seen on Inauguration Day in Washington D.C. It’s also fair to say that weather has had a big impact on the historic event. The first inauguration held outside occurred in 1817 when President James Monroe was sworn into office. After that, Inauguration Day was moved to January 20th. 4, 1909Cold weather and sicknessIn addition to the extremes, the weather has also been connected to sickness on Inauguration Day.

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 2, the 337th day of 2020. Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 2, 1804, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French. On this date:In 1816, the first savings bank in the United States, the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, opened for business. In 1942, an artificially created, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated for the first time at the University of Chicago. Rock singer Jimi (cq) HaHa (Jimmie’s Chicken Shack) is 52.