Politics

Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey apologized Tuesday for calling the US Capitol riot a hoax and espousing several conspiracy…

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump were defending him not only on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday in his second impeachment trial, but…

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump got underway on Tuesday with arguments about whether the US Senate has jurisdiction to try the former…

Six Republicans joined all of their Democratic colleagues on Tuesday to vote that the impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump is…

The first day of President Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial was nominally about the constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial…

A wide array of Senate Republicans harshly criticized former President Donald Trump’s defense team on the opening day of his second impeachment…

The second impeachment trial of President Donald J. Trump is underway. It is only the fourth impeachment trial in US history, and the first time a…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump opened promptly at 1 p.m. Tuesday, a historic moment that ensures the 45th…

They’re not the Air Obamas, but one sneakerhead with a lot of cash will have an opportunity this week to purchase an exclusive pair of…

The Senate is voting on whether the Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is constitutional, in what could be an early indication…

The new lawyers who signed on to lead former President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team brought a curious history of experience with…

Lead House impeachment manager Rep. Jamie Raskin on Tuesday delivered a tearful account of his experience during last month’s US Capitol…

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, apologized on Tuesday for some of the criticism she…

The Biden administration will send some of the Covid-19 vaccine supply directly to community health centers starting next week as part of an effort…

Congress has authorized nearly $4 trillion in spending over the past year to help address the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, but…

The last-minute letter former President Donald Trump’s attorney sent to top lawmakers informing them he would no longer seek a suspension of…

Congress is negotiating a fresh stimulus package that would include a third round of stimulus checks, but while there’s broad agreement on the…

The simple question posed by Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial that begins Tuesday is whether a president who loses reelection can get…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is officially underway. On the trial’s opening day, Trump’s title of former president…

The Justice Department on Tuesday asked US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations, a turnover that spares…

Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has told those close to him he wants to stay in his role under the new president, two sources tell CNN,…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent…

The Justice Department, as soon as Tuesday, is expected to ask US attorneys appointed by former President Donald Trump to submit their resignations,…

Thomas Caldwell, a Virginia man whom prosecutors have charged as part of an extremist group’s alleged conspiracy to prepare and attack the…

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Monday afternoon that Senate leaders had reached an agreement for an organizing resolution to set the rules…

Though it started as a way to provide relief to middle class families, the child tax credit has also evolved into a bipartisan tool for lifting kids…

Here’s where we are: A president who survived impeachment for trying to stack the deck against his most-feared election opponent is now facing…

House Democrats have rejected a Republican proposal to significantly narrow eligibility for further stimulus payments and are moving forward with…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins in the Senate on Tuesday, where senators will be confronted with the violent…

Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen thanked Stormy Daniels for giving him a second chance and apologized for the “needless…

A select group of House Democrats known as impeachment managers will act as prosecutors when former President Donald Trump’s second impeachment…

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, will appear before the Senate Homeland Security…

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, will pledge to bring a bipartisan approach to the role…

President Joe Biden had been in office less than a week when a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking one of his first…

The point of Donald Trump’s second impeachment is not his actual conviction. The quivering weakness of many Republican senators, who will not…

After a full year of being pulled down by the pandemic, global oil prices are roaring back. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and…

When crowds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed into the US Capitol weeks ago, hundreds of photos and videos emerged: clips…

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers have explained how will they defend him in his second impeachment trial against the charge that he…

Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer David Schoen is withdrawing his request to not hold the impeachment trial on the Jewish Sabbath,…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for Covid-19, department…

Former President Donald Trump has been reaching out to aides and advisers to discuss his upcoming Senate impeachment trial, sources familiar with the…

In a new legal filing, lawyers for former President Donald Trump accused the House Democrats who are leading Trump’s impeachment trial of…

The US Air Force is deploying B-1 bombers to Norway for the first time in a move that sends a clear message to Moscow that the US military will…

Fresh off a surprisingly strong vote of support within the House Republican conference, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney sat for an interview with “Fox…

Republican Rep. Ron Wright of Texas has died, his congressional office announced in a statement Monday, saying that he had been admitted to the…

House Democratic leaders unveiled legislation Monday that would give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advancing a key provision in…

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive for Covid-19, department…

The Senate on Monday confirmed Denis McDonough as President Joe Biden’s secretary of Veterans Affairs, a vote that took place just before the…

Former president Donald Trump incited an insurrection and has faced little consequence for it so far. As such, senators must take on their…

A federal judge in Seattle on Monday decided that a Proud Boys leader on the West Coast, Ethan Nordean, should be released pending trial, even after…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement that would give each…

As the Biden administration works to speed up the country’s Covid-19 response, reopening schools has become one of the primary benchmarks of…

Raising the federal hourly minimum wage to $15 would reduce poverty — but would also cut employment by 1.4 million workers and increase the…

Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama announced Monday that he will not run for reelection in 2022, after serving 42 years in Congress.…

As his predecessor is tried in the US Capitol this week for inciting a deadly riot, President Joe Biden will work to keep his first-100-days agenda…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez teamed up in New York Monday to introduce $2 billion in special FEMA funds for…

The Biden administration will reengage with the United Nations Human Rights Council, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday — its…

Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin departed the 2022 governor’s race Monday, opting instead to run for attorney general, in a move that signals…

President Joe Biden said the US will not lift sanctions to get Iran back to the negotiating table, suggesting the measure would only happen if Tehran…

Donald Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats Monday of engaging in “political theater” and argued that the upcoming Senate…

President Joe Biden said in an interview aired Sunday it was a “national emergency” that many students have been kept out of classrooms…

In a pretrial brief ahead of former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate, Trump’s legal team accused House Democrats…

House Democrats on Monday asked the Biden administration to hand over long-sought documents from the Trump administration regarding its response to…

The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump begins this week as the House impeachment managers prepare to make their case to the…

It’s a critical week of negotiations for Democrats about how to move ahead with President Joe Biden’s Covid relief package. It will play…

Sen. Patrick Leahy is expected to adhere largely to the script of Chief Justice John Roberts when he presides over the second impeachment trial of…

House Democratic leaders will unveil legislation Monday that would give millions of families at least $3,000 per child, advancing a key provision in…

In a momentous week, America confronts a new reckoning with the negligent, destructive legacy of Donald Trump. The ex-President faces an…

Months after the Democratic Republic of the Congo triumphed over its latest Ebola outbreak, another case has reared its ugly head. Here’s what…

When President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress the week after the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, he told Americans…

Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…

It is common that many politicians grow more popular once they leave office. That has not been the case for former President Donald Trump. On the eve…

Former US Secretary of State George P. Shultz, who played a central role in helping to bring the Cold War to an end as President Ronald…

The second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is scheduled to kick off Tuesday with some of the key questions about the trial…

Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley has called on the country “to address the evil and scourge that is White supremacy,” one month after…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s voice rose over the din as a group of leading New York leftists, gathered in a small room in Brooklyn on…

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney stood her ground Sunday, rejecting her state party’s calls for her ouster and denouncing former President Donald…