Politics

G. Gordon Liddy — a former FBI agent, organizer of the Watergate break-in and radio show host — has died at age 90, his son confirmed to…

A professional fighter felt scared. An off-duty firefighter felt desperate. A high school student felt threatened. And a 9-year-old girl felt sad and…

An intruder gained entry to the Swiss ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC, on Monday afternoon and assaulted the ambassador, according to…

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden will unveil an infrastructure bill during a visit to Pittsburgh. Estimates place the bill’s total cost…

As President Joe Biden prepares to announce his own infrastructure plan Wednesday, Democrats on Capitol Hill are bracing for a months-long push that…

Children lying side by side in plastic-lined pods. Shelves stocked with supplies, including baby bottles and diapers. Girls huddled together in a…

Republicans in key electoral states continue to advance bills to clamp down on ballot access, even as voting and civil rights groups move to…

A New York appeals court on Tuesday paved the way for a defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump to move forward. In a one-sentence…

The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced it will review the 2020 presidential nomination process, setting the stage for changes on how…

Late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis‘ posthumous graphic novel, “Run: Book One,” is set to be released this summer, as the…

Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Tuesday formally dismissed the statements of a controversial Trump-era committee that argued that some rights may…

Kentucky’s Republican-led General Assembly this week passed bipartisan voting reform legislation setting rules for absentee and early voting…

President Joe Biden is not scheduled to toss out the Opening Day first pitch on Thursday for the Washington Nationals, White House press secretary…

Republican Kelly Tshibaka, a former Alaska Department of Administration commissioner, launched her Senate campaign on Monday against Sen. Lisa…

The chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus said Tuesday that she is convinced that in order to ensure that President Joe Biden’s…

President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a diverse slate of 11 judicial nominees, including three African American women for Circuit Court vacancies…

Joseph Biggs, a Proud Boys leader who is charged with conspiracy related to the January 6 insurrection, claims the FBI had checked in on him several…

Several civil rights groups announced on Tuesday that they have filed a joint federal lawsuit over the Georgia election overhaul bill, the third…

US Customs and Border Protection is deploying more agents to the US-Mexico border as the agency continues to face a growing number of migrants, an…

Several civil rights and voting rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the Georgia’s new voting law, which was signed last week by…

The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party faced swift backlash Friday for comments in which he called the three top Democratic women in the state…

In the wake of two (more) high-profile mass shootings, we’re (again) talking about guns — and whether Congress will do anything to…

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in border facilities reached its highest point on Sunday since the federal government began releasing…

As a congressional candidate last year in Nevada, Dan Rodimer pitched himself as “a small business man, a family man, living in the…

A man charged with storming the Capitol and later threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also allegedly posted racist messages online advocating…

Iowa Democratic candidate Rita Hart’s legal counsel urged Congress on Monday to “count every vote” amid increasing pressure by…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday encouraged “all Republican men” to get the Covid-19 vaccine, as new polls indicate many…

Georgia has a long history of attracting national sports events, but a controversial new voting law might have severe repercussions for that…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday that neither a gas tax nor a mileage tax would be part of President Joe Biden’s sweeping…

The White House will host a bipartisan briefing for members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday to update them on the situation at the…

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that 90% of adults will be eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine within the next three weeks as well as have…

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court order that blocked the conservative group Judicial Watch from deposing former Secretary of…

The Biden administration announced the suspension of all diplomatic trade engagement with Myanmar on Monday following a weekend of violence against…

President Joe Biden will announce on Monday afternoon that 90% of adults will be eligible to get a coronavirus vaccine within the next three weeks as…

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide next term whether Kentucky’s Republican attorney general can defend a controversial…

Senate Democrats are looking at potentially using an arcane budget process twice more this year in an effort to ensure they can pass President Joe…

Colorado lawmakers are facing pressure to act from constituents and are in the “early stages” of discussing gun reform proposals after a…

It has been more than two months since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a historic moment for the country, as…

Louisiana Rep.-elect Julia Letlow on Sunday urged Republicans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, citing her own tragic experience losing her…

Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska committed on Sunday to supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski, the state’s other GOP senator, should she decide…

Dr. Deborah Birx revealed in a CNN documentary clip released Sunday that she received a “very uncomfortable” and “very…

It’s not often that a freshman member of Congress — in office barely two months — gets a shout out from the House Speaker during a…

President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael…

President Joe Biden and other Democrats could tackle both voting rights and infrastructure legislation at the same time, Democratic Sen. Raphael…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested the Biden administration would not take punitive action against China for its handling of the Covid-19…

The former chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed back against his former boss’ recent attempt to whitewash the history…

Georgia’s voter restrictions were dashed into law Thursday by Republicans shaken over recent election losses and lies about fraud from former…

It was Thursday afternoon before a Senate recess was about to begin, and senators were in a hurry — especially Marsha Blackburn. As senators…

A handful of the US Capitol riot defendants whom prosecutors have grouped among the most extreme were told on Friday they could potentially be…

Republicans in Georgia on Thursday passed a far-reaching overhaul of the state’s election laws that voting rights groups say will target the…

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in federal custody continued to climb this week, according to the latest government-released data. On…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Friday dissolved the Homeland Security Advisory Council, according to a letter…

President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an…

Two separate groups of lawmakers traveled to Texas on Friday to spotlight the surge of unaccompanied minors crossing the US-Mexico border in recent…

President Joe Biden on Friday called a sweeping elections bill signed into law in Georgia “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “an…

Georgia’s new sweeping elections law has a number of controversial provisions that will restrict access to voting. But one in particular has…