The changes Republican leaders have proposed in their health care bill to win House votes have cut the measure's deficit reduction by more than half, according to Congressional nonpartisan budget analysts.
FBI Director James Comey repeated his concerns Thursday over a "terrorist diaspora" that he believes will occur once ISIS territory in Iraq and Syria is "crushed" by coalition forces.
The State Department has ordered American embassies and consulates around the world to draw up criteria for "population sets" needing extra scrutiny before receiving visas to travel to the United States, according to a recent diplomatic cable.
The Republican-led Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to be U.S. ambassador to Israel, ignoring objections from Democrats that David Friedman lacked the temperament for such an important diplomatic post.
A leading U.S. senator is demanding to know why two teens from Central America accused of raping and sodomizing a 14-year-old girl in a Maryland high school were allowed to enter and remain in the U.S. since crossing the border illegally months ago.
Republican leaders canceled a planned vote in the House on the plan to replace ObamaCare Thursday, after leadership's attempts to lobby enough votes apparently failed -- a major setback for House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. and President Trump.
Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to get House lawmakers behind the GOP's ObamaCare replacement plan, as it became increasingly clear the plan did not have enough votes to get through the House – with President Trump meeting the House Freedom Caucus in a push to seal the deal.
The term “unmasked” and “masked” – well-known lexicons in the intelligence community – now have a new meaning following reports that federal agents may have inadvertently surveilled President Trump and members of his team and then disseminated that information.
The term “unmasked” and “masked” – well-known lexicons in the intelligence community – now have a new meaning following reports that federal agents may have inadvertently surveilled President Trump and members of his team and then disseminated that information.
On the final day of Senate hearings for President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Democrats are weighing how to strike a deal with Republicans, as all signs point to confirmation.
In a sign of growing concerns about Russia’s provocative military and rhetorical moves near NATO nations, the Swedish Parliament has held war games for the first time in 20 years.
A Hawaii lawmaker who says she was pressured to give up her leadership post at the statehouse after criticizing President Donald Trump resigned Wednesday from the Republican Party.
President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan continue their last-minute push on Thursday to inch the American Health Care Act – Ryan’s vaunted ObamaCare replacement – over the finish line.
The announcement by a top lawmaker Wednesday that intelligence agencies disseminated surveillance on the Trump transition team is fueling President Trump’s push to root out those who allegedly spread the classified information throughout government and to news organizations.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday to put new restrictions on presidential powers by limiting a president’s authority to fill top federal agency posts will do little to deter President Trump as he continues to appoint his team, experts say.
There is, in some precincts on the left, an earnest attempt to understand Trump voters, those strange creatures that are standing by their man, and figure out how the Democrats might win them back.
The Senate Judiciary Committee reconvened Thursday to hear from outside witnesses about the Judge Neil Gorsuch's character and suitability to sit on the nation's highest court -- as top Democrats started to come out against his confirmation.