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Chief U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell was unpersuaded by a Proud Boys member’s claim he was heeding the then-president’s direction by...

Allies are relieved that the U.S. has a new diplomat at Turtle Bay, but China and Covid challenges loom large.

With the GOP digging in against Deb Haaland as Interior secretary, Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski faces a choice between her party and a powerful c...

The crumbled alliance between Trump and McConnell has finally brought the GOP to the reckoning that never happened after the 2016 election.

The president’s movement on guns has, so far, been more meetings than action.

There is only one Black chief of staff in the Senate and just four Latinos. The chamber has two Black communications directors.

Housing payments inflated the incomes they earned. Now, former staffers are worried they’ll lose out on unemployment, health care subsidies...

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, who resigned after the Jan. 6 attack, could shed light on all aspects of the security response.

Charges of sexism and white male privilege are flying as Neera Tanden’s nomination looks increasingly doomed.

The first-term governor is viewed as the stronger supporter of Donald Trump.

The Jan. 6 siege on the Capitol also dominated the first day of Merrick Garland’s confirmation hearing.

Notably, some Republicans have backed a wage bump, but with extra strings that would divide Democrats.

Without support from Sen. Joe Manchin in an evenly divided Senate, Tanden needs backing from at least one Republican.

The move clears the way for prosecutors in New York to receive eight years of the ex-president's tax returns and financial records.

GOP Rep. Anthony Gonzalez has faced censure and hostility from his party for his vote to impeach the ex-president. Now, he'll likely face a...

The president has a tortured history in the region. Early signs suggests he wants to focus elsewhere.

Scores of Republicans are bolting the party in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But they’re discovering there’s really no place to go.

More contagious virus variants are adding pressure to speed up vaccinations, complicating efforts to ensure hard-to-reach communities don't...

Biden’s HHS nominee would have multiple levers to help undocumented workers obtain medical coverage.

That’s led some public health experts to question if Facebook can be a viable forum for information on the pandemic.

The winter storm that crippled Texas this week and heat wave the hit California last summer show much more needs to be done to protect power...

The OMB nominee has a much harder path for confirmation with Joe Manchin opposed. The fallback options have some risks, too.

Cocooned in Mar-a-Lago, the newly acquitted ex-president is stepping up his political activities.

Tens of thousands of United employees have access to customer flight data, but leaks about individual travelers' flight plans are rare in th...