Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts.
Even as Joe Biden appears to have pushed off reaching the next debt limit until 2025, top Democrats on Capitol Hill say what he really needs to do is what he should have done last fall: Come out in favor of a drastic change to strip Congress of this power forever.
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is attacking former President Donald Trump for "turning the country over to [Dr. Anthony] Fauci in March 2020" but DeSantis was praising the chief public health official at the same time in previously unreported quotes, saying Fauci was "really, really good and really, really helpful" and "really doing a good job."
The man who attacked US Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment earlier this year pleaded guilty Thursday to assaulting the Minnesota Democrat and two metro police officers who attempted to arrest him after the incident.
President Joe Biden tripped on a sandbag and fell as he completed handing out diplomas at the US Air Force Academy commencement in Colorado on Thursday.
The Senate passed a bill late Thursday evening to suspend the nation's debt limit through January 1, 2025, averting a first-ever US default just days ahead of the deadline.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it was "unfortunate" China declined a US offer to speak at a defense summit this week in Singapore and that the ongoing lack of communication could result in "an incident that could very, very quickly spiral out of control."
The US Senate passed the debt limit bill Thursday night, averting a US default. The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a cement mixing company that seeks to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers.
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials accused of plotting assassinations abroad, including against former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The Pentagon forced an Air Force base in Nevada to cancel a drag show at the start of Pride Month that had already been approved, according to three officials familiar with the situation.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Wednesday that nine days of negotiations with state Senate Republican leadership in an attempt to end the longest walkout by lawmakers in state history had reached an impasse, according to a statement from her office.
Former President Donald Trump's history of making inappropriate or questionable comments on tape got another chapter on Wednesday with fresh revelations from his post-White House life.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in February made a bold prediction about the GOP and the debt ceiling, asserting: "We don't believe they have a plan that can pass with Republican votes in the House."
A new oral history project focused on former President Barack Obama's administration was released on Wednesday, with the first installment centering on climate.
Hitting the campaign trail in Iowa on Wednesday for the first time as a presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis road tested new policy ideas for handling student debt and boosting military morale.
All charges have been dropped against a US Secret Service employee and driver for former first lady Michelle Obama who was charged with criminal harassment and witness intimidation, according to his attorney.
Former Vice President Mike Pence will launch his 2024 presidential campaign on June 7 with an announcement video and a speech in Iowa, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.
House Republicans defended their broadening of work requirements for safety net programs in the debt ceiling bill on Wednesday, saying it would help people escape poverty and assist employers looking to hire.
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