Hochul and other Albany Democrats used a landmark Supreme Court ruling to turbocharge their dream strategy: "reforming" the state constitution's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the conflict in Iran was seen by President Trump as a historic "opportunity" -- and tap-danced away from his previous statements that he sought $200 billion in supplemental funding for the war.
President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that's been dubbed "Keystone Light" over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has moved to address staffing issues that triggered concern and uncertainty among and about its workforce, including reinstating employees put on leave for publicly opposing agency policies, and extending contracts for some workers whose terms were set to expire soon.
Congress punted its deadline to reauthorize a foreign surveillance law for the second time on Thursday as lawmakers continue to debate privacy protections for Americans' data caught in the spying operations.
President Trump's legal timeline for engaging in hostilities with Iran without congressional approval is running out, and some GOP lawmakers are ready to have their say.
An intrepid sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is waddling his way into the hearts of tourists and locals who have flocked to San Francisco's Pier 39 for a glimpse of the massive pinniped.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is knocking down the price of a PreCheck membership during the month of May, for qualifying customers.
The Koch-backed Republican super PAC Americans For Prosperity (AFP) warned in a memo that the GOP-controlled majority in the Senate is at risk unless senators focus on the cost of living. AFP's senior adviser Emily Seidel and Executive Director Nathan Nascimento pointed to the risk and warned that internal polling suggests that "for the first...
In a 6-3 decision on Wednesday, the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's second majority Black congressional district, ruling it an unconstitutional gerrymander. The ruling has significant implications for future applications of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), which activists have long used to push for new electoral lines that protect the voting power of historically disenfranchised...
