Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was the only Republican who broke with his party and voted no on the test vote to break a filibuster on the deal to reopen the government. Paul voted nay because he wanted a ...

The U.S. tried to strong-arm nations into rejecting the measure. Now, the administration is pushing to make adoption harder. Countries are on the verge of approving global rules to curb shipping ...

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from implementing any new or existing layoffs in relation to the shutdown, saying the cuts were likely illegal. The Trump administration ...

A judge said that a state college had failed to provide reasonable public notice before taking steps to convey the land it owned. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from Miami A Florida judge temporarily ...

The Trump administration is facing growing criticism for suspending visas for Palestinian passport holders, including for Palestinian officials set to attend the annual U.N. General Assembly this ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is faltering in its aggressive pursuit of the death penalty as it revisits cases in which predecessors explicitly decided against seeking ...

It’s a good time to be a fan of the NCIS franchise right now. Not only is the Paramount+-exclusive series NCIS: Tony & Ziva arriving in a few weeks, but NCIS, NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney will all ...

Thursday, in fact, was the first time Hastert had lost such a procedural vote during his tenure as speaker. Hastert said he had bent over backwards to be fair and other Republican leaders stoutly ...

Texas’ redistricting fight has escalated, with Democrats nationwide threatening to retaliate and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordering Democratic state lawmakers be arrested. Photo: H. Rick Bamman/Zuma ...

“Crypto week” on Capitol Hill is in doubt as a group of Republica n holdouts negotiates with House leadership over concerns they have with the language on digital assets. As of 6 p.m., a key ...

Circle shares slid on Tuesday after the U.S. House of Representatives failed to clear a key procedural hurdle that would have teed up votes on long-awaited crypto-related bills. Even after Tuesday's ...