The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee called for an inspector general investigation into the US Coast Guard in the wake of revelations of systemic mishandling of sexual assault allegations at the US Coast Guard Academy.
The House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation hangs in the balance.
A yearslong court civil suit involving sexual assault allegations against former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten has been settled for $975,000, according to court records.
As Republican lawmakers have pushed restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care in recent months, Democratic-led states have increasingly responded by passing so-called shield laws to protect people who undergo such care against the possibility they could one day face prosecution.
The conversations keep happening -- quiet whispers on the sidelines of events, texts, emails, furtive phone calls -- as top Democrats and donors reach out to those seen as possible replacement presidential candidates.
Investigators from the House Ethics Committee have begun reaching out to witnesses as part of a recently revived investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, focused on allegations that he may have engaged in sexual misconduct, illicit drug use or other misconduct.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville's holds on hundreds of senior military nominations are a "national security issue."
Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a history of repeatedly sharing unfounded conspiracies that man-made chemicals in the environment could be making children gay or transgender and causing the feminization of boys and masculinization of girls.
Nearly 5 million children in eight states could lose out on some extra funds for food unless their state officials sign up for a federal relief program by Friday.
The Secret Service has concluded its investigation into the small bag of cocaine found at the White House and has been unable to identify a suspect, according to a statement from the US Secret Service.
President Joe Biden said Thursday that Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is being "irresponsible" and jeopardizing national security by blocking military promotions over his objections to the Defense Department's reproductive health policies.
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Federal Election Commission to consider cracking down on the use of artificial intelligence technology in political advertisements, warning that deceptive ads could harm the integrity of next year's elections.
The power of Donald Trump pulsated through a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday, as FBI Director Christopher Wray faced a Republican onslaught that showed how the ex-president turned Washington's traditional loyalties upside down.
President Joe Biden and Nordic leaders came together Thursday to cap off a critical European trip for a summit that carried heavy symbolism both at home and abroad about the president's vision of America's role in the world.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken "had candid and constructive discussions on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues" with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday -- the latest in a series of increased high-level interactions between Washington and Beijing.
The US secretary of defense told CNN on Thursday he has "no doubt" that Ukraine will become part of NATO after Russia's war against the country ends, following a two-day summit that was dominated by the question of when Kyiv would join the alliance.
Just days before the 41st anniversary of the fall of Saigon, Secretary of State John Kerry got choked up Wednesday while recounting a historic Senate appearance he made where long before he was a senator, he protested the war in Vietnam.
The U.S. Secret Service is proposing a "taller and stronger" White House fence following an increasing number of people attempting to breach the security encircling the executive mansion.
