As Rep. Jim Jordan aims to become House speaker, he spoke with Donald Trump on Thursday about it but didn't say whether the former president supports him.

Activist Cornel West announced Thursday that he will run as an independent for president instead of campaigning as a Green Party candidate.

The Biden administration appeared before a federal appeals court Thursday to ask the judges to rule against Texas' floating border wall, saying it's illegal under the terms of a 19th-century law governing navigable rivers.

President Biden on Thursday said he has no choice but to build a new border wall, saying his hands are tied by laws Congress passed ordering that billions of dollars be spent on constructing the barrier.

Interior Department Deputy Secretary Tommy Beaudreau will step down at the end of this month, capping off a decadelong career at the agency that drew criticism from climate hawks and Big Oil alike.

Rep. Maxwell Frost hinted that former Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have brought his fate upon himself by his "bring it on" comment and his attitude of not backing down.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders rose to national prominence in part during her time at the lectern as White House press secretary, but the purchase of a $19,000 lectern for the Arkansas governor is undergoing scrutiny and prompting claims that records about it have been altered.

Former President Donald Trump says he wants the next speaker of the House to help him and will do whatever is necessary to help find a replacement for ousted Kevin McCarthy.

Running a business is hard these days. Heavy-handed regulations and higher taxes are expected when leftists are in power. But industry became shell-shocked when traditional conservative allies targeted corporate environmental, social, and governance practices. No wedge has shredded the historic alliance between these long-standing allies more than such disputes.

Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), the House Minority Whip, sent a “Dear Colleague” letter asking for her fellow House Democrats to show up for next week's vote for Speaker of the House. “On Tuesday evening, our Caucus will convene for an organizational meeting to nominate Leader [Hakeem] Jeffries as our candidate for Speaker of the House,”...