Politics

Four months after the attack on the US Capitol exposed massive failures of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Capitol Hill security officials…

President Joe Biden grew animated on Wednesday while discussing his pitch to increase certain taxes to fund his sweeping spending proposals, saying…

The morning phone call from a government number. The swarm of Secret Service agents descending with their dogs. The rumbling black SUV pulling up at…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday promoted the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling restaurants and…

A federal judge’s ruling this week ordering the release of a redacted Justice Department memo recommending that former President Donald Trump…

A lack of facial coverings and social distancing may have contributed to repeated Covid-19 transmissions at an ICE facility in Illinois, according to…

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday declared that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s moratorium on eviction — a…

Divisions within the Biden administration persist over whether to ease some patent restrictions on vaccines, according to people familiar with the…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to promote the newly launched Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which was established to help struggling…

The Justice Department charged a soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard for storming the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection. Abram Markofski…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered his first public reaction to the House GOP’s efforts to oust Rep. Liz Cheney from party leadership,…

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has aligned most often with Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch in her first months on the bench. Yet as the…

The Paycheck Protection Program is out of cash for most businesses weeks ahead of the program’s scheduled May 31 closure, the Small Business…

President Joe Biden came into office pledging to reverse a slew of Trump-era policies that had restricted immigration to the United States. But for…

The campaign arm for Senate Republicans is set to launch a multi-media ad campaign targeting incumbent Democratic freshman Sen. Mark Kelly over his…

A federal judge this week rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to keep secret a departmental opinion to not charge former President…

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have asked a judge to appoint a “special master” — or independent review — for materials…

Cindy McCain, widow of longtime Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona, on Tuesday warned that Republicans need to exercise caution as the party…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday announced that a special election to replace Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, who died last month, will take…

A Democratic lawmaker on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require the government to release its decades-old records from an FBI-run covert…

The Pentagon has said it is tracking a large Chinese rocket that is out of control and set to reenter Earth’s atmosphere this weekend, raising…

The Department of Defense’s watchdog is set to examine how the Pentagon has handled reports of UFOs, which the department refers to as…

Business groups and voting rights organizations are attempting to apply public pressure on Texas Republicans as lawmakers gear up to finalize bills…

President Joe Biden said Tuesday it is his “hope and expectation” to meet with his Russian counterpart during a planned visit to Europe…

The Biden administration will release its highly anticipated national strategy for fighting domestic terrorists in the coming weeks, the White House…

The Justice Department is preparing to offer guilty plea deals to four Capitol rioters who are accused of trapping police in a tunnel and attacking…

President Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisers told governors during a call Tuesday that they plan to redistribute vaccine doses should states not…

Elected officials and advocacy groups from cities across the country are calling for the pace of police investigation announcements by the Justice…

Democratic Rep. Charlie Crist is launching a campaign to get his old job as Florida governor back. Crist announced Tuesday that he will be entering…

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…