President Donald Trump's nominee to be the nation's spy chief on Thursday faced almost three hours of grilling from lawmakers at a feisty and sometimes contentious confirmation hearing Thursday, as Democrats peppered former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard with questions about her experience in the intelligence field and judgment about international affairs.

Gov. Andy Beshear crammed 25 meetings with corporate leaders into two-and-a-half days at the World Economic Forum, promoting Kentucky as the place to expand or build new factories.

Kash Patel, President Trump's pick to lead -- and upend -- the FBI, came to Capitol Hill on Thursday eager to talk about the future of the bureau as a lean, crime-fighting machine.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans Thursday of "peddling lies" about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies for hiring air traffic controllers contributing to the deadly plane crash in Washington.

Years before Wednesday's fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Reagan National Airport, critics warned the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Trump signed a memo Thursday ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety, amid an ongoing investigation into what caused the fatal collision of the American Airlines flight and the Black Hawk helicopter in Washington.

Two senior Republican lawmakers released protected whistleblower disclosures Thursday revealing how an anti-Trump FBI agent went outside established agency protocols for opening probes to help launch the federal election interference case against the president.

Ken Martin worked the hallways Thursday at the Democratic National Committee's winter meeting at National Harbor just outside Washington, delivering his closing message to party insiders who will elect the next party chairman.

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) doubled down during an interview on his concerns about the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) space being overcrowded following the fatal collision between a military helicopter and an airline plane that killed 67 people. "We need to spread the traffic among these airports, rather than have such congestion into Reagan...

The Pentagon has struck a Biden administration policy of covering travel costs for service members and their dependents who must cross state lines to receive abortions and other reproductive care, according to a new memo. The change, which took effect Tuesday, was announced in a memo posted by the Defense Travel Management Office on Wednesday. The...