House members are back from their August recess on Tuesday, and the countdown officially starts until Sept. 30 tracking whether lawmakers can reach an agreement to fund the government.

The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian money from South Korea to Qatar without fear of U.S. sanctions. In addition, as part of the deal, the administration has agreed to release five Iranian citizens held in the United States.

Major corporations from oil and gas companies to retail giants would have to disclose their direct greenhouse gas emissions as well as those that come from activities like employee business travel under legislation passed Monday by California lawmakers, the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) attacked Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday and accused her of being President Biden’s “impeachment insurance." In an interview on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle,” DeSantis attacked Harris’s aptitude for the job of president and suggested she was the reason the House has not yet launched an impeachment inquiry. “I...

Alabama has filed an emergency appeal in its congressional map case, a week after a three-judge panel struck down on the matter. In a filing submitted on Monday, Alabama state officials asked the Supreme Court to freeze the lower court's ruling by October 1st. State officials also noted that the ruling can be put on...

Pennsylvania authorities announced Monday that the reward has increased to $25,000 for tips that lead to the capture of escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante. The higher reward comes as law enforcement officials say they are switching their approach in the investigation, moving from what they described as a containment model to an investigative approach, which utilizes...

Attempting to negotiate arms deals with Kim Jong Un and trafficking Cuban soldiers are just the latest signs of Russia's growing desperation as it struggles to maintain its fighting force in Ukraine. As Ukraine’s counteroffensive enters it fourth month, Russian forces are strained under heavy casualties, lack of equipment, limited training and low morale, forcing...