Category: Politics

Washington — Congress' path forward on government funding is in limbo after House Republicans, with the support of Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, torpedoed an initial deal to avert...

File: Former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-MD), President Biden's nominee to be the next Commissioner of Social Security, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen...

In the final days of his administration, President Biden has set a new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. However, it comes as his successor, President-elect Donald Trump,...

Anna McAdams has always kept a close eye on her 15-year-old daughter Elliston Berry's life online. So it was hard to come to terms with what happened 15 months ago...

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared a key hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday afternoon and is now headed toward a final vote.Senators voted...

Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing a conservative revolt over a last-minute measure to keep the government funded into the spring and avoid a shutdown, with some Republicans strongly...

Heiress, model and actor Paris Hilton is the force behind a bill headed to President Biden's desk that's aimed at preventing the abuse of minors at rehab and other residential...

The Biden administration is beginning to retaliate against China for its sweeping hack of U.S. telecommunications companies earlier this year.Last week the Commerce Department issued a notice to China Telecom Americas,...

Construction worker, gardener, waiter, painter, realtor — these are the jobs Mardoel Hernandez has held as a Honduran immigrant living in the U.S. for over 20 years. Hernandez, a teacher...

Washington — The Senate approved the mammoth $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act on Wednesday, despite concern from some Democrats over a controversial policy restricting gender-affirming care for children of...