Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) teamed up to release a Wednesday video explaining why they voted against the House Republican-authored stopgap legislation. Its failure in the Senate led to a government shutdown. In the clip that shows them taking a walk and talking together in Washington, the lawmakers raised concerns about the...
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it will move to increase staffing at select embassies abroad to account for a likely surge in visa applications for soccer fans hoping to attend 2026 World Cup games in the U.S. The State Department said it will send hundreds of additional consular officers to “designated countries” to handle...
Military leaders received blunt orders from War Secretary Pete Hegseth about fitness standards and Trump administration policies at a historic Quantico meeting.
Three Stafford County voters challenge Democrat Stacey Carroll's candidacy, claiming she lives in district 23 rather than district 64 where she filed to run for Virginia House.
Thousands of federal employees could face layoffs, with an experts saying the Department of Education and other agencies could likely see cuts during the funding lapse.
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted Friday on federal charges for allegedly lying to Congress, despite previously prosecuting Martha Stewart for similar offenses.
Citing massive spending on federal entitlement programs, a new report from fiscal watchdog OpenTheBooks urges for greater spending transparency at the federal level.
Reagan-appointed judge William Young blocked Trump administration policies targeting pro-Palestinian activists and NIH research grants, describing the conduct as bullying.