National Politics

Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Xavier Becerra picked up the support of two crucial votes on Thursday, all but ensuring his eventual…

Multiple security failures, including a distracted gate guard, allowed an unauthorized man to illegally enter Joint Base Andrews in Maryland last…

The number of unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody continues to climb, reaching more than 3,700 on Wednesday, many of them in…

The House passed gun legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional move on significant…

An alleged member of an extremist group charged in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol insulted the US Capitol Police in a court filing Thursday,…

One of the veterans charged in the Capitol insurrection worked in the Marine Corps unit responsible for transporting the president and operating his…

Months after former President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress attempted to overturn Arizona’s election results, Republicans in the…

Lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration over the extended fortification of Capitol Hill as tension between the need to address security…

Here’s a look at the life of Jon Huntsman, former Utah Governor and 2012 Republican presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: March 26, 1960…

President Joe Biden is expected to deliver his first prime-time address from the White House on Thursday night to commemorate the anniversary of the…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration are facing renewed scrutiny for their handling of nursing homes in the early days of the…

Former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and their respective former first ladies are part of a newly released ad…

Democrats’ slim majorities in both the House and Senate are testing President Joe Biden’s ability to get his priorities through Congress,…

The House is set to vote Thursday on legislation that would expand background checks on all commercial gun sales, marking the first congressional…

The Biden administration has pledged a laser-like focus on the judiciary in the coming months, vowing to not only prioritize nominations but also…

A Texas county judge has temporarily blocked the state’s efforts to remove Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, hours after the group’s…

Thousands of Texans are slated to lose their health care provider after a Texas judge on Wednesday allowed the state to remove Planned Parenthood…

Millions of dollars in funding from the Covid-19 relief bill passed Wednesday will be used to help the federal government improve its cybersecurity…

Two federal employees are calling for an investigation into the hiring of a senior Justice Department official who had been interviewed by a manager…

He’s undecided on the nominee to head Health and Human Services. He’s not sure if he’ll back the No. 3 for the Justice Department,…

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry embarked this week on what he called a “constructive trip” to Europe, meeting leaders…

When President Joe Biden welcomed lawmakers into the Oval Office for his very first publicly scheduled meeting with members of Congress, he spoke…

Secretary of State Tony Blinken for the first time Wednesday used the term “ethnic cleansing” to describe human rights abuses he said…