Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) experienced a “mild” stroke Sunday night and, after treatment, is not experiencing lingering symptoms, the congressman’s office announced Tuesday. A spokesperson for Hoyer — the 85-year-old former House majority leader — said the Maryland Democrat expects to resume his normal schedule next week. “On Sunday night, August 11, Rep. Steny Hoyer experienced...

Ukraine’s offensive inside Russia’s Kursk region has opened a new chapter in the war that is threatening Moscow’s advantage across the 600-mile eastern front while redrawing the boundaries of the battle. Russian forces are struggling to beat back Ukrainian troops who are now digging into the territory they grabbed in a widely praised counteroffensive. A...

{beacon} Evening Report   © Greg Nash Omar seeks to fend off primary challenge amid tough cycle for the 'squad' Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) will look to survive a primary challenge Tuesday night in what has been a rough election cycle for progressive “squad” members. Progressive Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) and Cori Bush (D-Mo.)...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first campaign stop since joining Vice President Harris on the Democratic ticket, traveling to California to speak to an influential union.

The Heritage Foundation is asking the Department of Homeland Security to produce documents that have the words "Harris" and "border czar."

The House task force investigating the assassination attempt on Donald Trump is setting up its first in-person meeting in Pennsylvania.

President Biden has adopted a lighter, leaner schedule to focus on "legacy" policy items, but critics argue it gives rival nations the wrong impression.

Bernie Sanders disagrees, but former President Trump keeps insisting that Vice President Kamala Harris is more liberal than the Vermont senator and progressive champion