On the roster: ‘Scandal free?’ C’mon - Tempers flare during Treasury hearing - Perry eats crow at confirmation - Audible: Howdy, pardner - Well, it is a red state now…
In its final hours, the Obama administration on Thursday released the last of three installments of documents belonging to Usama bin Laden that were seized in a 2011 raid that killed the Al Qaeda leader in his secret compound.
Former President George H.W. Bush was in stable condition Thursday afternoon and his wife, Barbara, reported feeling "1,000 percent" better after both had been hospitalized, him for pneumonia and her for bronchitis.
Tensions flared over Democrats’ resistance to President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees on the eve of his inauguration, as senators traded jabs on the sidelines of his Treasury pick’s confirmation hearing and the transition team squared off from afar with the chamber’s Democratic boss.
A Maryland lawmaker has fired a legislative aide who was behind a fake news site that accused Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton of election-rigging.
The Republican National Committee elected Ronna Romney McDaniel Thursday to serve as its chairwoman – making her the first female RNC chief in three decades.
Donald Trump made the rounds in Washington on Thursday during his final hours as president-elect, thanking his congressional allies during a luncheon at his namesake hotel – after completing his Cabinet line-up by tapping former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to lead the Agriculture Department.
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry pledged to advocate energy "in all forms" as well as protect and modernize the nation’s nuclear stockpile during his confirmation hearing Thursday for his Energy secretary nomination.
President-elect Donald Trump has quickly announced his picks for key Cabinet and White House positions since the November election. The following are his selections so far – Cabinet nominees are subject to Senate confirmation.
The head of the independent federal ethics office agreed to meet with Rep. Jason Chaffetz privately to discuss his public criticism of President-elect Donald Trump after reportedly asking the Utah Republican for a public forum.
A New York lawyer appealed to President Obama Wednesday to pardon Hillary Clinton and others who may be “potential targets” of an investigation into the use of the private email server.
President Obama said Wednesday that his administration has warned President-elect Donald Trump’s team that big policy shifts come with consequences and suggested that moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem could have “explosive” results.
Sen. John McCain told Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor" Wednesday that he would be "deeply, deeply disappointed" if President-elect Donald Trump rolls back sanctions against Russia after taking office.
He was convicted of trying to overthrow the government, and named a leader of a terrorist group that bombed public buildings and killed people. Now, President Obama's decision to commute the sentence of FALN leader Oscar Lopez Rivera has sparked outrage from terror victims.
Federal regulators have sued Navient, accusing the biggest U.S. student loan company of making it harder for borrowers to repay loans by giving them bad information, processing payments incorrectly and failing to act on complaints.
California officials withdrew a request Wednesday to let illegal immigrants buy unsubsidized insurance policies after learning the decision would fall to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration.
Sen. John McCain said in an interview Wednesday that he is undecided about whether of not he will support President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.