The administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is blocking a new Advanced Placement course for high school students on African American studies.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor on Thursday provided an update on first lady Dr. Jill Biden's recent Mohs surgery, saying a lesion found on her left eyelid was determined to be "a very common, totally harmless, non-cancerous growth."
The House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing on the Biden administration's border policies in early February, kicking off what is expected to be a series of hearings on the issue amid widespread GOP criticism.
Some of the most extreme voices in the Republican Party will play a central role in Congress' efforts to investigate President Joe Biden, his family and his administration in the months ahead.
Newly unsealed transcripts from Donald Trump's deposition in the E. Jean Carroll case show that the former president mistook Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a photo.
The US hit the debt ceiling set by Congress on Thursday, forcing the Treasury Department to start taking extraordinary measures to keep the government paying its bills and escalating pressure on Capitol Hill to avoid a catastrophic default.
A New York state Senate panel has rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul's nomination to lead New York's highest court on Wednesday, potentially setting up a legal fight between the Democratic governor and the Democratic-majority legislature.
President Joe Biden was planning to launch a campaign sometime in the period after his February 7 State of the Union address before word leaked about the documents found in his home -- and that remains the plan, even as White House aides and his personal lawyers answer questions about who knew what when.
The fates of three members and one associate of the Oath Keepers are in the hands of a Washington, DC, jury that will decide whether they committed several federal crimes, including seditious conspiracy, on January 6, 2021.
The US Coast Guard says it is tracking a suspected Russian spy ship off the coast of Hawaii in international waters as heightened tensions between Washington and Moscow remain over Russian's war in Ukraine.
Republican Rep. Greg Steube of Florida is making "good progress" after suffering "several serious injuries" in an accident on his Sarasota property Wednesday afternoon, according to a statement from his office posted to his official Twitter account.
Newly uncovered immigration records for Rep. George Santos' mother appear to contradict the embattled freshman Republican's repeated claim that she was present at the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
A bill introduced by Democrats in Washington's state legislature would prevent private health data that is collected by apps -- particularly those that track menstrual cycles -- from being shared without consumers' consent.
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Wednesday launched his campaign to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and sought to portray himself as an alternative to politicians who "spark division" and "ignite hate."
Just days before Donald Trump hosts his first 2024 event in South Carolina, a state whose evangelical population has long played a critical role in its presidential primary, the former president is lashing out at religious conservatives who have declined to endorse his third presidential campaign.
Multiple lawsuits have been filed in Illinois challenging recently enacted gun legislation that bans certain firearms and high-capacity magazines in the state.
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