The GOP-led House passed a defense bill banning taxpayer-funded transgender procedures for military minors, sparking debate as it moves to the Democrat-majority Senate.
The House on Thursday passed legislation that would expand the number of federal district court judges across the country, maintaining an echo of the previously bipartisan nature of the bill.
The head of Canada's largest province says he's ready to fight back if President-elect Donald Trump imposes tariffs on goods from America's northern neighbor.
The State Department sent about $500,000 in taxpayer money to a U.K.-based "humanist" outfit that promoted atheism in Nepal and another that helped pregnant migrants to the U.S. obtain abortions, according to a new congressional report.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew told the Pentagon on Thursday to put up or shut up after a military spokeswoman dismissed his claim that the drones swarming over New Jersey are Iranian in origin.
Social media giant Meta has donated $1 million to President-Elect Donald Trump's inaugural fund as the company tries to mend its relationship with the incoming president.
President-elect Donald Trump rang the famous bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, basking in the glow of his pending inauguration and status as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
Outgoing Sen. Joe Manchin III, a longtime moderate, is pushing for a constitutional amendment to establish 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices.
President-elect Donald Trump, in an interview published Thursday, said he will pardon people who took part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol immediately upon taking office and offered new details about his deportation plans, saying he will use the military "to the maximum level of what the law allows."