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The suspect who was shot and wounded by law enforcement in a standoff just outside CIA headquarters in McLean, Virginia, on Monday has died, the FBI…

Merrick Garland stepped into his first congressional hot seat as attorney general Tuesday morning, testifying before the House Appropriations…

Rep. Liz Cheney’s days as the No. 3 in House GOP leadership appear to be numbered, with speculation growing about her replacement and House…

Merrick Garland stepped into his first congressional hot seat as attorney general Tuesday morning, testifying before the House Appropriations…

For nearly a month, attorneys have argued over whether the National Rifle Association’s petition to file for bankruptcy in Texas should be…

A briefing on suspected energy attacks on US intelligence officers turned contentious last week, two sources told CNN, as senators demanded more…

A judge will decide if the Justice Department must provide media access to all videos presented as evidence in US Capitol riot criminal cases. CNN…

Samantha Power was sworn in as the new head of the US Agency for International Development on Monday, taking the helm as the Biden administration is…

A suspect was shot and wounded by law enforcement just outside the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in McLean, Virginia, Monday evening,…

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to casting a vote in the name of his deceased mother in an…

The Department of Education announced Monday that Richard Cordray will be the chief operating officer of federal student aid, a high-profile position…

The top US general has dropped his opposition to major policy changes on how the military handles sexual assault, acknowledging the Department of…

The Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the…

A year after Zoom hearings became an everyday reality for much of America, technical glitches are still tripping up Congress. A hearing of the House…

The Biden administration is set to raise the refugee ceiling to 62,500 this fiscal year, according to a source familiar with the discussions, after…

Former President George W. Bush again criticized what he sees as a Republican Party that is not inclusive enough, arguing that if it stands for…

The Biden administration is considering using outside firms to track extremist chatter by Americans online, an effort that would expand the…

The assistant commandant of the US Marine Corps told a congressional hearing Monday that the sinking of an amphibious vehicle in a training accident…

After a spike in apprehensions of undocumented immigrants at the US-Mexico border in March raised alarms and prompted a torrent of Republican…

The Biden administration often says that though their policies are not getting bipartisan support in Congress, they’re widely supported by…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the…

In a push to galvanize young Democrats to run for office, a political action committee focused on electing young, down-ballot candidates in swing…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the…

Four migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week, the Department of Homeland…

Democrats are engaging in broad, bipartisan conversations on infrastructure as the party weighs seriously whether to break off some of the bipartisan…

When former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner announced that she planned to challenge California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the…

Congressional Democrats are not waiting around for President Joe Biden to propose big changes they want to see in the nation’s health care…

Weeks before Elizabeth Warren launched her first senatorial campaign, she made a call to a woman she said was a longtime Democratic activist in…

As the US began turning over military bases to the Afghan security forces Saturday, the top US general warned of the potential for “bad…

Cindy McCain said Sunday that if her late husband, Arizona Sen. John McCain, were alive, he would be watching the US’ approach to withdrawing…

White House officials on Sunday denied Iranian state media reports that the US has reached an agreement with Iran to lift economic sanctions against…

President Joe Biden hasn’t committed to K-12 schools reopening full-time and in-person in the fall, one of his senior advisers said Sunday,…

Here’s a look at the life of former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Personal Birth date: May 15, 1937 Birth place: Prague,…

Things have been quieter around here in presidential-fact-check land. Not because President Joe Biden is accurate all the time. He certainly…

Letters signed by President Joe Biden have begun to go out notifying beneficiaries of their direct payments under the administration’s Covid…

The Biden administration disclosed Trump-era rules on Friday regulating the use of deadly force against terrorism suspects abroad, releasing them…

The Treasury Department’s special inspector general for pandemic recovery is warning of “reduced oversight” of two Covid relief…

The FBI in late 2019 knew Rudy Giuliani was the target of a Russian influence operation intended to damage now-President Joe Biden in the 2020…

The Biden administration will maintain the National Space Council and Vice President Kamala Harris will chair it, according to senior administration…

Progressives in the House were apprehensive when Joe Biden stepped into office — the President was an unabashedly moderate Democrat and ready…

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos will not run for reelection in 2022 after a decade in office and disappointing Democrats in her 2020 performance as the…

Republicans have seized on a recent claim that former Secretary of State John Kerry told Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif about Israeli strikes…

Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is suing Interior Department officials including Secretary Deb Haaland for declining to grant a permit for a…

President Joe Biden’s major public — and prime time — push this week for his sweeping $4 trillion economic agenda was only one…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is wading into the culture wars Friday morning. In a letter obtained by CNN, the Republican leader asks…

In his first major policy speech, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin laid out a vision of warfare starkly different from how “the last of the old…

Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Matt Gaetz of Florida have a lot in common. As each lawmaker increasingly finds themselves at…

One signature now stands between Florida voters and a slew of new restrictions on casting ballots in the Sunshine State. After days of contentious…

More than a dozen Army officers and non-commissioned soldiers face disciplinary actions related to the response to Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén‘s…

At the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, workers line up in their cars to check in with uniformed security. As each car files into the…

A former CIA analyst turned Democratic congresswoman is urging the country’s top national security officials to increase US intelligence…

The Biden administration is reviewing whether to extend humanitarian protections to Haitians and other foreign nationals as part of the Temporary…

House Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney is once again facing the ire of her colleagues and GOP voters, laying bare the ongoing and internal…

The Defense Department is canceling all contracts for wall construction on the US-Mexico border that used funds originally intended for military…

President Joe Biden on Friday pitched his infrastructure proposal’s investments in American railroads from a venue that no doubt felt very…

The personnel files of some Washington Metropolitan Police Department officers were obtained by hackers in a ransomware attack earlier this month,…

Colorado state Democrats have introduced three new gun bills in response to the Boulder shooting last month that would expand background check…

Tennessee is a step away from requiring some businesses in the state to post signs indicating that they allow transgender and other non-binary people…

The campaign for House Republican candidate Susan Wright said Friday that it has reached out to federal law enforcement authorities after learning of…

The Biden administration has completed its months-long North Korea policy review, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday, telling…

Rudy Giuliani was warned by the FBI in late 2019 that he was the target of a Russian influence operation intended to damage now-President Joe Biden…

The Biden administration will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday on the advice of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a…

Amid a flurry of changes to voting rules and regulations across the country, the American public is divided over whether the bigger problem with…

President Joe Biden said Friday that K-12 schools “should probably all be open” in the fall for in-person learning after more than a year…

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos will not run for reelection in 2022 after a decade in office and disappointing Democrats in her 2020 performance as the…

The Biden administration has completed its months-long North Korea policy review, White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced Friday. “I…

As the humanitarian crisis continues in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, the US Agency for International Development is warning that the area…

The White House will soon announce a new milestone: 100 million adults in the US are now fully vaccinated, according to a White House official.…

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week sent a letter, obtained by CNN, to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to abandon curriculum in…

Some Major news at the White House: Major Biden has made his return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue after training following two biting incidents, but he…