Senate Democrats on Wednesday deployed a rarely used oversight law to try to force the Department of Justice to release its files from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case.

Texas Republicans released a draft congressional district map Wednesday that could net them as many as five more seats in the U.S. House, as the GOP seeks to shore up its numbers ahead of what it fears will be a tough 2026 election.

The candidates splintering the liberal vote in New York are possibly giving GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa an unexpected shot at becoming the city's next mayor.

President Trump railed Wednesday against a Senate tradition granting senators a sort of veto over judicial and U.S. attorney picks within their home states, saying it's preventing him from installing conservative judges and hard-charging prosecutors in some Democrat-dominated places.

Republican Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Ted Cruz of Texas have introduced legislation to stop the Federal Reserve from paying banks interest on their reserves, an action they say wastes upward of billions of dollars.

Private clubs for the wealthy are enjoying a renaissance in the nation's capital, fueled by Trump administration insiders seeking safe spaces to socialize without being harassed or doxed.