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The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection on January 6…

Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized a ransom payment of $4.4 million in response to a cyberattack on the company’s network…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled legislation to boost medical care for those afflicted with “Havana syndrome,”…

Senior Republicans are making clear they have little interest in moving forward with a sweeping January 6 investigation in part because a detailed…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday dramatically escalated his public pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with…

President Joe Biden singled out competition with Russia and China as part of his vision for the military branch’s role in national security as…

New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining the Manhattan district attorney’s office in a criminal investigation of the Trump…

Nearly 2 million jobless Americans are set to lose their pandemic unemployment benefits early, with Georgia, Arizona and Ohio becoming the latest…

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed into law a so-called “heartbeat ban” abortion bill — barring most abortions at the onset…

The White House is laying down the groundwork ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris‘ first trip abroad as the lead on diplomatic efforts in…

Former President Donald Trump has spent his first five months away from Washington surrounded by a generously paid group of staffers, at least one of…

Joe Biden was in for a few surprises when he visited Israel in 2010. Dispatched by then-President Barack Obama to reassure skeptical leaders, Biden…

Mask mandates may be being lifted across the country, but not in the United States House of Representatives. In a memo sent to members Monday, the…

As reliably as seasons change, so does Donald Trump shift his primary residence. After establishing Mar-a-Lago, his lavish Palm Beach, Florida,…

The House is set to vote Wednesday on legislation to establish an independent commission that would investigate the violent insurrection at the US…

Republican Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, kicked off his 2022 New York gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday with a barrage…

Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis homeowner who catapulted into national headlines last summer after video surfaced on social media showing him and his…

The fate of an independent commission to investigate the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol will soon rest in the hands of Senate Republicans,…

House Rules Chairman Jim McGovern on Tuesday ripped Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as “weak and cowardly” for opposing an inquiry to…

Less than a week after Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted from her leadership position for her opposition to Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020…

Auditors hired by the Arizona state Senate backtracked Tuesday from claims that a key database had been deleted from Maricopa County’s…

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state governmental entities such as counties, public school…

A Michigan judge dismissed an election fraud case Tuesday that state officials said was the last of the lawsuits challenging the 2020 election. The…

The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation intended to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…

It’s not every day an American president gets to speed down a driving course in an electric pick-up truck trailed by Secret Service. But on…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he opposed an inquiry to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol, siding with…

The Justice Department was investigating threatening messages related to a parody Twitter account — @NunesAlt — that criticized Rep.…

President Joe Biden used his Tuesday visit to the critical battleground state of Michigan to tout his green energy and infrastructure plans, and…

Patti Eisenbraun had been anxiously waiting for the pandemic to subside so the dining room and patio at the Brown Iron Brewhouse would be bustling…

President Joe Biden’s Tuesday visit to Michigan to promote his economic agenda has been on the White House’s calendar for weeks, but a…

The first semi truck full of 2020 election ballots rolled slowly through the Arizona State Fairgrounds on Friday, past the “Crazy Times…

The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation intended to counter a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes amid the coronavirus pandemic. The…

For more than 20 years, Justice Stephen Breyer has authored the Supreme Court’s decisions endorsing abortion rights. With Monday’s news…

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican, issued a letter this week urging Congress to find a…

Florida Rep. Val Demings plans to run for US Senate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, two sources familiar with the plan told CNN Tuesday.…

A number of congressional Democrats are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to more forcefully engage on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…

House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he was opposed to a bipartisan agreement struck last week that would create an independent…

Texas, Indiana and Oklahoma will end early the $300 weekly federal boost to state unemployment payments, as well as two other pandemic jobless…

The Biden administration notified Congress of a proposed US weapons sale to Israel worth $735 million earlier this month, according to two sources…

President Joe Biden voiced support for a ceasefire Monday as intensifying violence between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza entered a second week.…

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a key abortion case next term concerning a controversial Mississippi law that banned most abortions…

A North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter jet intercepted a small aircraft that had violated Presidential airspace over Wilmington,…

The Republican official who heads Maricopa County, Arizona’s election department offered a forceful defense of his office on Monday after…

The White House is currently in the process of reviewing clemency applications and has signaled that President Joe Biden, who views the pardon power…

New York will adopt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidelines to not require masks or social distancing for vaccinated…

Arizona Republican officials are pushing back against false claims from former President Donald Trump and his allies about the 2020 election —…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will receive more than $5 million from his book about leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, tax records released on…

The White House released the 2020 tax returns for both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, restoring a presidential…

Senate Minority Whip John Thune predicted Monday that his chamber would pass a bill to establish a bipartisan commission probing the January 6 attack…

Most of the public wants to see the Roe v. Wade decision remain in place, polling on the issue finds, as the partisan divide on the issue of…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi extended the period in the House that allows for members to vote via proxy to July 3, the speaker announced in a letter…

For years, the US government largely ignored reports of mysterious flying objects seen moving through restricted military airspace but it is now…

Conservatives have been waiting decades for this moment: a transformed Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an abortion case that directly…

Two former top Trump administration officials testified before Congress on Wednesday about the Capitol insurrection, dodging questions from…

The Supreme Court said on Monday that a decision last term holding that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for state criminal trials…

President Joe Biden said Monday his administration would share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the 60…

The growing number of civilian deaths in the intensifying battle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is causing worry inside the White House as…

President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration will share millions more doses of Covid-19 vaccines with other countries in addition to the…

Joel Greenberg, a former Florida tax collector and close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, formally pleaded guilty on Monday morning…

The White House will release President Joe Biden’s tax returns “soon,” press secretary Jen Psaki announced Monday, reinstating a…

Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani argued in a letter to the court unsealed Monday that federal authorities’ review of material seized from a covert…

The Biden administration announced more sanctions on Monday against Myanmar‘s military government, which has conducted a violent crackdown on…

Vice President Kamala Harris will serve as the keynote speaker for a virtual unity summit for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders this week, her…

Joel Greenberg, an indicted close confidant of Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday to six…

Two White House officials were struck by a mysterious illness late last year — including one who was passing through a gate onto the property…

A Space Force lieutenant colonel has been removed from his command after appearing on a conservative podcast criticizing the United States military.…

Republican Rep. Fred Upton on Sunday called out an effort by some of his GOP colleagues to downplay the Capitol insurrection, saying their…

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Sunday that people have to be honest with themselves when…

GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday doubled down in opposing the direction her party is headed following Donald Trump’s election defeat, as other…