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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed his state's budget, a $117 billion spending plan filled with priorities that have already become fodder for the Republican's 2024 presidential campaign.

Several US federal government agencies have been hit in a global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals that exploits a vulnerability in widely used software, according to a top US cybersecurity agency.

Months into his hold on military nominees, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is still not relenting despite efforts by some of his own Republican colleagues to try and give him alternatives to back off his blockade.

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law Thursday barring transgender college athletes in the state from competing in sports that align with their gender identity -- expanding a 2021 law that banned transgender students in K-12 Texas school districts and some charter schools from doing the same.

Former President Donald Trump argued in a Tuesday speech that it is "outrageous" for him to be charged under the Espionage Act for having classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago club and residence.

The Supreme Court on Thursday left intact a decades-old law that prioritizes the placement of Native American children with Native families or tribes in child custody proceedings, rejecting challenges brought by several adoptive parents.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against an Alabama fisherman convicted of stealing valuable information related to prime fishing locations, saying that when his trial was conducted in the wrong place, the proper fix was to retry the case in the correct venue.

In less than three months, the federal government is set to announce the initial 10 drugs subject to first-ever price negotiations in Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies and their supporters want to stop that from happening.

Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett broke new ground Wednesday night as the first Black woman Democrat to play in the Congressional Baseball Game's 114-year history.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday vetoed SJ Res. 11, a Republican-backed bill that would've rolled back a 2022 EPA rule that set stronger vehicle emissions standards to reduce air pollution set to take effect in model year 2027.

While much of the country spent the week fixated on a former president and his indictment related to alleged mishandling of classified documents, parts of the American right were more consumed by fear of transgender rights.

Most Americans have run into trouble using their health insurance in the past year, but the majority still like their coverage, a new report has found.

The Republican Party should acknowledge issues of racial inequality in the US instead of continuing rhetoric that opportunities in the country are equal and fair, former President Barack Obama said in a newly released interview on "The Axe Files."

The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about 'unsafe and unprofessional behavior,' by Russian aircraft, the US military announced on Wednesday.

The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the threat of a government shutdown and once again test House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ability to keep his narrow Republican majority behind him.

Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez officially launched his 2024 presidential campaign on Thursday, marking the long-shot candidate's formal entry to the race.

President Joe Biden and his team are in the midst of a high-stakes conversation with fellow NATO members on how and when Ukraine may join -- a debate that could expose strains in the alliance ahead of a key summit.

House Republicans took their most concrete and public step this week toward pursuing the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. But behind the scenes, supporters of the effort are still working to convince key holdouts to get on board with the potentially divisive plan.

An active-duty Marine and another individual have been charged with using a Molotov cocktail to firebomb a Planned Parenthood clinic in Costa Mesa, California, in March 2022, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

The US military is set to launch a formal investigation into a drone strike in Syria in early May, six weeks after the operation and following reports it killed a civilian rather than a senior al-Qaeda leader as first claimed, three defense officials familiar with the matter told CNN.