The House voted Wednesday to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for his refusal to comply with the Oversight Committee's subpoenas in its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said Wednesday that she is cancer-free, roughly six months after she was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.

Embattled Rep. Chuck Edwards has filed a formal complaint against the top Republican and Democrat on the House Ethics Committee, alleging procedural rules violations and seeking an independent investigation and public apology.

Fresh off a court victory preventing President Trump from slapping his name on the Kennedy Center, Rep. Joyce Beatty asked the judge on Wednesday to head off his plan for a two-year shutdown for renovations.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates for the first time in three years, attempting to control inflation with a move that defied President Trump's wishes and clashed with his upbeat economic message to midterm voters.

Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third surgeon general nominee, was grilled at her confirmation hearing Wednesday about her stance on childhood vaccines, and she voiced her support for immunization even as the administration has moved to make sweeping changes to vaccine guidance.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is pushing changes to the congressional mapmaking process to combat partisan gerrymandering and a repeat of this cycle's middecade redistricting wars.

This election is a contest to see which party can do its best to lose. Looking forward from mid-September, President Donald Trump’s Republicans seem to be well ahead at this. But the Resistance (or don’t they call themselves that any more?) Democrats are putting up a contest. Second-term presidents tend to make political mistakes by […]

If you are wondering why the budget for California’s high-speed rail keeps increasing, it’s because the state needs to pay for very important things, such as escape room visits and nightclub outings for project consultants. The inspector general for the high-speed rail project has found that the California High-Speed Rail Authority has violated state contract […]