Israel, Jordan and Egypt want a "stronger" U.S. presence in the Middle East amid looming threats of a nuclear Iran and greater Chinese influence in the region.

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar said the U.S. needs to "get at the root problems" of mass shootings, arguing such tragedies can unfold in blue states with strict gun laws.

The vast majority of Americans believe President Biden doesn’t have the physical or mental capacity to serve as president, according to a new poll.

Four Senate Democrats sent fundraising emails Friday to capitalize on allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took gifts from a GOP mega-donor friend.

In the wake of the deadly shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas, on Saturday, President Biden called for bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that there are "no good options" for the United States to avoid an economic "calamity" if Congress fails to raise the nation's borrowing limit of $31.381 trillion in the coming weeks. She did not rule out President Joe Biden bypassing lawmakers and acting on his own to try to avert a first-ever federal default.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Republicans' passage of legislation to raise the debt ceiling and cut trillions of dollars in spending over the next decade was akin to a "ransom note."