House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan shot back Wednesday at Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for her response to the committee's investigation into her prosecution of former President Donald Trump, saying it's clear that the criminal case is motivated by "advancing a political cause" and her bid for "notoriety."

House Republicans said Wednesday they will try to shut down a new Homeland Security intelligence panel, whose members include several Obama administration figures, that spread disinformation about Hunter Biden's laptop.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's motto for avoiding a partial government shutdown is "bipartisanship," and he believed that the Senate's stopgap bill could pass through a divided House.

President Biden on Wednesday said he's still optimistic that a government shutdown can be averted, even though it looks increasingly likely after House Republicans spurned a bipartisan Senate plan to keep the government funded.

The Biden administration is slashing through environmental protection rules and worries about policing and the health of illegal immigrants themselves as it rushes to erect a migrant camp on a national park site in New York City, local lawmakers told Congress on Wednesday.

The toleration of riots and looters in 2020, along with the recent push in liberal cities to elect pro-criminal district attorneys, led to a retail theft wave that continues to do damage to businesses and communities, with no real end in sight.

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — On Tuesday, a suburban Pittsburgh Democrat announced he was challenging Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), a Scranton Democrat and three-term incumbent, for the party’s nomination in next year's U.S. Senate primary.

Story at a glance Columbia, Md., is the best place in the country for a woman to thrive, according to a recently released WalletHub survey.   Researchers at the personal finance website compared 182 cities — including the nation's 150 most populated cities — across two categories: women’s economic and social well-being and women’s health...

Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) assumed the chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, days after Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) stepped aside following an indictment on charges of fraud, bribery and extortion. Cardin released a statement saying he accepted the position as chair with “great humility and appreciation” to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the label for Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug that is often used for weight loss, to now note the potential side effect of intestinal blockage. In a series of labeling changes for Ozempic, the FDA said the medication will now include a warning of increased reports of ileus, or the...