Two former NASA astronauts — Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor on Tuesday. The duo ushered in a new era of space exploration when they flew to orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket in 2020, for the Demo-2 mission. Vice President Kamala Harris presented the prestigious award to...

The House passed a bill on Tuesday that seeks to end the vaccine mandate for employees at some health facilities, marking the first pandemic-related bill the Republican majority has approved since taking control of the chamber. The legislation, titled The Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, passed in a 227-203 vote, with seven Democrats joining...

Rep. James Comer, one of the most powerful House Republicans in the new majority, faces a delicate challenge as he takes the reins of the Oversight and Accountability Committee: showing substance with the spectacle. Comer (R-Ky.) leads a panel at the heart of House Republicans' investigatory responsibilities. It’s also a panel stacked with firebrand GOP...

Millions of borrowers were approved for student debt relief before the application was closed due to pending lawsuits.

The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) may be poised to become a victim of its own success.

President Biden will welcome President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to the White House on Feb. 10, the White House announced on Tuesday. The meeting is intended “to further strengthen the close relationship between the United States and Brazil,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. The two presidents are expected to...

The public health emergency for the mpox outbreak that began last year is officially ending as of Tuesday, with the number of reported cases continuing to dwindle and advocacy groups declaring the emergency's conclusion a victory for the LGBTQ community. The Biden administration announced in December that it was not expecting to renew the public...

Less than a year after delivering his first State of the Union Address, President Biden is set to speak to a joint session of Congress again, this time under different circumstances. Biden marked his first year in office on March 1, 2022, with Democratic majorities in both the House and Senate. While Republicans were unable...

The U.S. and its allies in the Middle East and North Africa announced on Tuesday that they are broadening the Abraham Accords — a 2020 agreement to normalize diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab countries — to include cybersecurity. The expansion, which is still in the works, will include increasing the sharing of information...

Two New York GOP House members re-upped their call for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to resign from his seat following his announcement that he will step back from his committee assignments amid the controversies surrounding his finances and false statements about his background.  Reps. Nick LaLota and Anthony D’Esposito — like Santos, both first-term lawmakers...