President Biden on Monday hailed the return of five American detainees who Tehran released in exchange for Iranian prisoners and billions of dollars that were being held in South Korea.

Former President Donald Trump said he is all for mental competency tests for presidential candidates but doesn't think there should be an age limit.

Hunter Biden filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the IRS of "repeatedly and intentionally" disclosing his tax returns and failing to protect the confidentiality of his tax documents.

U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, a Democrat, announced Monday she won't seek reelection in her district in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington after learning she has a severe form of Parkinson's disease.

Former President Donald Trump says he consulted with various lawyers, but it was his decision to challenge the 2020 election results.

Billionaire Ken Griffin, a major contributor to Republican campaigns, isn't ready to pick his candidate in the crowded field seeking the GOP presidential nomination. In an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen that is set to air at 8 p.m. Monday, the Citadel CEO explained that he just isn't impressed with any of the candidates at...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) this weekend announced his intention to sign landmark legislation that would require all major corporations that do business in the Golden State to disclose both direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, or SB 253, would require the state Air Resources Board to develop and adopt emissions...

Our top leaders would be understandably reluctant to give up the positions they've achieved during decades of service. But mentoring the next generation and stepping aside to let it lead would demonstrate what it means for an elected official to put the nation first. 

British politicians are calling on police to investigate allegations of sexual assault against actor and comedian Russell Brand that news media reported this past weekend following a years-long investigation.  Several leading politicians in Britain are responding to these allegations, which were made by four women in a Channel 4 television documentary and in The Times...

House Republicans are struggling to lock down votes for a proposed stopgap funding measure with less than two weeks left to avoid a government shutdown. The measure, crafted by leaders of the hardline House Freedom Caucus and the Main Street Caucus and unveiled late Sunday, would extend government funding through Oct. 31. It would cut...