The Senate Judiciary Committee gave its blessing Tuesday for Todd Blanche to be the new attorney general, brushing aside vicious denunciations by Democrats and sending the nomination to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote this week.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's promise of free bus rides has not technically come to fruition, but there's evidence it is spurring more riders to evade paying fares.
Sen. Rand Paul announced his contempt of Congress resolution against Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday, charging the former federal COVID chief with thwarting a Senate committee's investigation into the pandemic's origins and the government's handling of it.
Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is attempting a political comeback Tuesday in a Missouri Democratic primary that tests evolving views on American-Israeli relations, just two years after the progressive "Squad" member was ousted by voters in favor of Wesley Bell.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said the U.S. and Iran could strike a deal by midweek to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and allow normal shipping through the oil choke point.
A federal judge in Maryland ordered the Department of Homeland Security to set aside its new policy that blocked outside groups from showing up at naturalization ceremonies to register newly minted citizens to vote.
The Department of Justice expanded its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, charging 19 defendants in alleged Medicare and Medicaid schemes.
