A bipartisan group of senators led by Sens. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) pushed back on President Trump’s decision to loosen sanctions on Russian oil amid a global shortage of oil supplies by introducing legislation to restore congressional oversight of U.S. sanctions on Russia. Gallego and Grassley’s No Oil Profits for Enemies (NOPE)...

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) says “the time is over for negotiations with Iran’s regime,” signaling growing pessimism among Senate Republicans about the likelihood of reaching a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without further U.S. military action. “The radical successors of Khamenei can never be trusted to keep any...

The Treasury Department on Friday announced new sanctions on a Chinese oil refinery and dozens of shipping firms and vessels, including those with ties to Hong Kong, in a bid to disrupt Iran’s oil exports. The sanctions take aim at a main revenue stream for Iran, ahead of high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran...

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) introduced a resolution on Friday that would ban senators from participating in prediction markets amid concerns about potential insider trading on the platforms. The resolution would amend the Senate rules to include a provision stating that members may not enter into “an agreement, contract, or transaction that provides for any purchase,...

A union representing workers at Spirit Airlines said Friday that potential federal relief for the bankrupt carrier must protect its employees. The International Association of ​Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), the union representing the airline’s ramp service employees, said in a statement “that means no furloughs, no layoffs, and no shifting the burden onto the...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared stunned after a child asked him why voters view Democrats so poorly during a Capitol Hill event.

Trump reveals the National Mall reflecting pool is being repainted in "American flag blue," with repairs expected to be finished in three weeks.

A sprawling federal indictment accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of using millions in donor funds to covertly pay informants linked to white supremacist groups and neo-Nazis.

Mike Minogue, GOP gubernatorial candidate in Massachusetts, brings military and business executive experience as he challenges incumbent Maura Healey

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate Republican in a purple Pennsylvania district, says he'd leave the GOP if the state conducted open primary elections.