Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in authoring current House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's (D-N.Y.) entry in the Time 100 list, said Democrats "will make progress" under his leadership. "In becoming the first ever Black congressional leader, Hakeem has made history. Under his leadership, Democrats will make progress," she wrote in her entry about Jeffries...
The U.S. State Department on Thursday said it’s “disappointed” by China’s decision to uphold the death penalty with a two-year suspended death sentence for “wrongfully detained” U.S. citizen Mark Swidan. “Today the People’s Republic of China’s Jiangmen Intermediate Court denied wrongfully detained U.S. national Mark Swidan’s appeal, and upheld his death penalty with a two-year...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom claimed that a Florida college whose board was revamped by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is banning books. His office, however, did not provide proof.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina tells Fox News there’s “no question" he would support at 20-week federal ban on abortion and would possibly consider a 15-week limit.
Rep. Katie Porter's ex-husband said he does "not recant" his domestic violence allegations against the congresswoman after her campaign said he "retracted" his statement.
A Missouri state legislator pushing for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors defended his stance on supporting the marriage of children as young as 12 years old.
Nine GOP state attorneys general are demanding that Democrats retract calls for the Biden admin to ignore a court order stopping FDA approval of the abortion pill.
House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik is expected to join the House Judiciary Committee to take part in a New York City field hearing on rising crime rates.
President Biden said Thursday that he "traveled 17,000 miles" with Chinese President Xi Jinping, repeating a claim that previously earned him a "bottomless Pinocchio" rating.