House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to attach a raising of the nation's debt limit to a colossal border, tax and energy package is in flux, a sign that the key priority for President-elect Donald Trump may be meeting resistance among Republicans.

The Biden administration announced Tuesday that it's removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism as part of a deal to free "many dozens" of political prisoners.

President-elect Donald Trump will launch his triumphant return to the White House next week with an inauguration that breaks the mold, beginning with an invite list of foreign dignitaries and tech billionaires.

House Republicans voted Tuesday to prohibit biological males from participating in girls' and women's scholastic sports, taking prompt action on one of President-elect Donald Trump's priority issues despite a wall of Democratic opposition.

A Georgia Republican is introducing legislation that allows consumers to use "short-term" insurance plans for up to three years, reinstating a first-term Trump policy as Republicans return to power in Washington.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin electrified a Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday by accusing fellow senators of carousing and voting while drunk even as they accused defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth of unseemly behavior.

JACK SMITH, THE PROSECUTOR WHO WOULD NEVER ADMIT WHAT HE WAS DOING. Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday, the Biden Justice Department’s hand-picked Trump prosecutor, Jack Smith, released a report on the investigation that resulted in the indictment of Donald Trump on four counts involving the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The report did […]

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a key member of the Senate Armed Services Committee who has championed women serving in combat roles, announced Tuesday that she will vote for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon. Ernst said she would support Hegseth after sitting through his lengthy confirmation hearing Tuesday, where Democrats attacked the...