GOP leaders tried to block a bipartisan measure to allow proxy voting, but nine Republicans joined with Democrats to overcome ...

Some 2,000 scientists, including dozens of Nobel Prize winners, have signed an open letter warning that the U.S. lead in ...

The New Jersey Democrat has been criticizing the Trump administration's policies on immigration, education, the economy and ...

This latest case, in which lawyers argue their client had no proven links to MS-13, adds to the growing judicial scrutiny ...

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are ...

A federal judge ruled that Alabama cannot prosecute people who cross state lines to help someone get abortion care.

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes' annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kim Aris, son of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, about her imprisonment and why he's advocating for her release.

The Justice Department lawyers defending the president's executive orders are struggling to answer questions and correct the record in front of judges.

Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal ...

In D.C., New Jersey Senator Cory Booker has been giving a speech on the Senate floor since 7pm on Monday night, only yielding for questions from other Democrats.

The White House and former USAID staff have differing views on the nature of the U.S. response to the earthquake that struck ...