The news that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., isn't planning to run for re-election came as a surprise to some of his colleagues, while others commented that the departure was predictable.
President Trump railed against the “fake” and “corrupt” Russia meddling investigation in a Wednesday tweetstorm, taking a rare shot at Special Counsel Robert Mueller while arguing the probe is causing “bad blood with Russia.”
House members took their turn Wednesday grilling Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the social-networking site’s failed to protect the personal information of 87 million users, calling on him to explain the "alarming reports" about the data security and urging him to help fix the industry's problems.
House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., announced Wednesday that he is not seeking re-election in November -- a move that ends a nearly two decade career in Congress and comes as the GOP girds for a tough fight to keep control of the House this year.
College students in Arizona who participate in the Obama-era DACA program are no longer eligible for cheaper “in-state” tuition, the state’s Supreme Court ruled this week.
As the Oklahoma teachers’ strike enters its second week, Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they have no plans to further concede to the groups’ demands of eliminating a capital gains tax break as a way to increase school funding.
A bipartisan group of four senators is moving to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job as President Donald Trump publicly muses about firing him.
California's largest water agency on Tuesday approved a nearly $11 billion plan to help fund two enormous tunnels, breathing new life into Gov. Jerry Brown's ambitious and controversial plan to remake the state's water system.
The White House said Tuesday that citizens of Chad would be able to receive visas to the United States again because the African nation has been removed from the administration's travel ban list.
The Justice Department’s raid on the home of top Trump lawyer Michael Cohen on Monday is, according to one expert, likely a telltale sign that Special Counsel Robert Mueller may have found significant evidence regarding a payout to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed Tuesday on Capitol Hill that his social-networking company is already doing a better job of protecting the personal information of its billions of users in the wake of a massive data grab. But his plans might not be enough for lawmakers, who warned regulations or mandatory changes might be the only answer.
A Missouri judge issued a partial gag order Tuesday in the invasion-of-privacy case against Gov. Eric Greitens, hours after an attorney for his former paramour accused him of waging a "smear campaign" against her.
Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce Committees Tuesday to discuss the social media platform's policy on user privacy amid the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Monday that she wished former President Barack Obama had taken action after setting his "red line" in Syria.
Federal prosecutors in New York this week requested the Trump Organization turn over documents related to the $130,000 payment made by President Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen to adult film star Stormy Daniels, just one day after federal agents raided Cohen’s home and office.
During his time as president, Barack Obama slammed the press for being ‘totally disrespectful’ after one news outlet ran a story in 2013 about a high school football coach who called the first lady ‘fat butt Michelle Obama’ while ranting about her efforts to promote healthier school lunches.