First lady Melania Trump blasted “lies linking me to the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein” in remarks from the White House Thursday, attempting to distance herself from the convicted sex offender while calling on Congress to hold hearings allowing his victims to testify on Capitol Hill.
April 10, 2026
Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are saying President Donald Trump should be removed from office after he threatened Iranian civilization would “die” if it didn’t meet his demands
April 09, 2026
The Department of Justice has indicated that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein
April 08, 2026
As critics question President Trump’s motivations for war on Iran, it’s not just about politics. It’s about the Constitution and whether Congress has any hope of checking the president’s warmaking.
March 12, 2026
A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
February 13, 2026
State leaders call on Washington as restaurants feel impacts of crawfish shortage
March 07, 2026
The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash within a year unless Congress lets it borrow more
March 06, 2026
Democratic challengers say incumbents aren’t fighting hard enough. This North Carolina primary will test that
March 02, 2026
Emergence of Epstein island photo leads to new calls for Lutnick to testify
February 28, 2026
President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address
February 23, 2026
Who sits where at Trump’s State of the Union address: A visual guide
February 23, 2026
The Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs
February 20, 2026
Transportation secretary says it was not a mistake to close airspace around El Paso
February 20, 2026
Lawmakers say they’ve been stonewalled by DHS, undercutting attempts to hold Trump officials accountable
February 20, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address
February 19, 2026
A federal law requires new cars to include technology that detects drunk or impaired driving, but regulators still have not cleared it
February 14, 2026
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP’s failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
February 12, 2026
Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts
February 11, 2026
5 takeaways from Pam Bondi’s fiery testimony
February 11, 2026
North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026
The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
February 06, 2026
President Donald Trump acted quickly to negotiate with Democratic senators on a deal to avert a government shutdown
January 31, 2026
A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019
January 30, 2026
Hill Democrats – and even some Republicans – plot an exit for Noem
January 28, 2026
The District of Columbia's longtime delegate is closing out her career in Congress
January 25, 2026
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith testified publicly for the first time on Capitol Hill about his investigation of President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election
January 22, 2026
Johnson seeks Trump agenda 2.0 as GOP anxiety grows over midterms
January 19, 2026
There's broad bipartisan support in Congress for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year
January 17, 2026
President Donald Trump has announced the outlines of a health care plan he wants Congress to take up
January 15, 2026
Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday
January 15, 2026
Senate Republicans have voted to dismiss a war powers resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela
January 14, 2026
Military plane part of secretive, classified fleet used in first Caribbean boat strike
January 13, 2026
Trump steps up pressure campaign to avoid rare Congress reprimand on war powers
January 13, 2026
The Trump administration has announced it will end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants
January 13, 2026
Members of Congress are considering the possible consequences for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and even Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after an ICE officer shot Renee Good to death in Minnesota
January 10, 2026
President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year
January 09, 2026
Fear of Trump’s wrath ripples through House GOP
January 09, 2026
President Donald Trump says he wants to block large institutional investors from buying houses, saying that a ban would make it easier for younger families to buy their first homes
January 07, 2026
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened
January 06, 2026
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
January 03, 2026
The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release
December 31, 2025
Cody Campbell is a billionaire supporter of Texas Tech, his alma mater
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump’s “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast is raising new concerns about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America
December 18, 2025
The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela
December 17, 2025
The Senate has given final passage to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs
December 17, 2025
Congress races against the clock to avert skyrocketing health care costs for millions
December 14, 2025
Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office
December 14, 2025
Ryan Crosswell, a former federal prosecutor, is running for Congress after resigning when the Trump administration dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
December 12, 2025
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election
December 11, 2025
Alaska governor vetoes election bill citing 'significant operational burdens'
More states join legal challenge to Nexstar, Tegna merger
Asia shares find relief in tech resilience, oil off peak
SEC clears Nasdaq proposal for prediction market options tied to benchmark index
Californians now paying 6 bucks a gallon for kicks on Route 66
Wild beat Stars 5-2 for first playoff series win in 11 years