The Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to serve as Treasury secretary in the Trump administration, making him the highest-ranking openly gay government official in U.S. history.
A pair of House lawmakers want tax breaks for struggling actors and others in showbiz, saying it will help performers who have lost everything in the fires around Los Angeles.
Republican senators are fighting to ensure President Trump puts the final touches on the "big, beautiful wall" along the U.S.-Mexico border that he failed to complete during his first term in office.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski and her Danish counterpart in an Arctic region group of legislators issued a joint statement Monday rejecting President Trump's plan to purchase Greenland and urging the U.S. to treat the country as "an ally, not an asset."
More than a week after taking office, President Trump continues to hawk pricey watches and a host of other products including a new crypto "meme" coin that raised billions of dollars and set off new ethics complaints, mostly from Democrats and left-leaning watchdog organizations.
House Oversight Chairman James Comer announced probes Monday into four sanctuary cities, calling on them to come before Congress and defend themselves.
President Trump's new U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., announced an investigation Monday into how the office used a now-discredited law to go after Jan. 6 defendants.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is backing a variety of play calls President Trump made in his first week in office, including a decision to fire government watchdogs across most Cabinet-level departments.
DORAL, Fla. — President Trump floated running for a third term, commented on a new Chinese artificial intelligence app, and urged House Republicans to unify and quickly advance his legislative priorities in a speech to the lawmakers at their annual policy retreat. House Republicans are gathering for their issues conference at Trump’s Doral, Fla., resort,...