Republican lawmakers on Friday voted to make Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio their latest nominee to be the next speaker of the House, but — yes, you’ve heard...

House Republicans took a step toward electing a new speaker on Wednesday as they chose Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana to be their nominee...

The federal budget deficit totaled $1.7 trillion in fiscal year 2023, about $300 billion (23%) larger than the year before, according to a preliminary...

As war rages on in Israel and Gaza, President Joe Biden and congressional leaders have pledged to provide emergency military support to Israel, but...

It’s been just five days since Congress averted a government shutdown by extending federal funding through November 17, but concern is already growing...

Amid growing concerns about undocumented immigration into the U.S., the Biden administration on Wednesday waived more than two dozen environmental...

President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration has approved $9 billion in student loan forgiveness affecting 125,000 borrowers. The...

The full extent of the fallout from the political earthquake that was the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy won’t be clear for some time, but the...

It took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to win the House speakership in January, but just one vote to lose his hold on the office 10 months later. Thanks to...

The White House has requested $24 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine, on top of the more than $100 billion in economic and security assistance...