House Republicans are trying to restart momentum on a border security package that faced early opposition in the current Congress by beginning to move a slightly revamped package through the committee process on Wednesday, but early reactions indicate many of the same sticking points and hurdles remain.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist and environmental lawyer, described himself as a truth-teller who will "end the division" as he launched his bid for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday in Boston.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has settled on a plan to raise the national debt limit by $1.5 trillion in exchange for an array of cuts across domestic programs, setting off a furious effort to wrangle GOP votes and escalating a high-stakes standoff with the White House.
The US government's Afghanistan watchdog told lawmakers Wednesday that he cannot say with certainty that US aid to the country is "not currently funding the Taliban."
All eyes are on the Supreme Court as it could say at any moment before midnight Friday how it will handle a blockbuster medication abortion case that landed on its doorstep late last week.
A detention hearing for the Air National Guardsman who is accused of posting a trove of classified documents to social media was postponed on Wednesday after a judge granted a request from lawyers involved in the case to have additional time.
A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office for a temporary restraining order to stop a House Judiciary Committee subpoena of former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz.
Aya Ibrahim's phone is lighting up. The Biden administration senior adviser is in a 90-member group text with other Muslim American staffers, and during this holy month of Ramadan, it's lively.
The Biden administration unveiled Tuesday a $1.1 billion program aimed at providing Covid-19 vaccines and treatments to the uninsured at no cost after the federal supply is exhausted.
Fox News will pay $787.5 million for transmitting lies that a small voting technology firm helped steal the 2020 election. But it's impossible to put a price on damaged trust in US democracy.
The House of Representatives on Tuesday failed to override President Joe Biden's veto of a resolution to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency water rule.
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will visit Israel on his first trip abroad as speaker, and address its parliament, the Knesset, he announced on Tuesday.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden earned $579,514 in 2022, slightly lower than their previous year's earnings, according to new tax returns released Tuesday by the White House.
A Grand Jury indicted three individuals for burning "an object on the property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate," according to court files obtained by CNN
Former Fugees rapper Pras Michel testified in his own trial Tuesday, telling the jury that money he received from a Malaysian businessman to set up a picture with then-President Barack Obama was "free money."
The top US Navy admiral ardently defended a non-binary sailor on Tuesday amid some criticism from Republican lawmakers, saying he is "particularly proud of this sailor."
Senate Democrats railed against Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday amid reports that the Supreme Court conservative failed to disclose luxury travel, gifts and a real estate transaction involving a GOP megadonor, but their plan to investigate the conservative jurist remains unclear.
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