The Supreme Court declined Thursday to intervene on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump, who'd asked the justices to halt his scheduled Friday sentencing on felony convictions in New York.
As the 119th Congress gets underway, some meticulous new research from the Pew Research Center reveals that Christians will make up 87% of voting members in the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2025-27 congressional session. "That's down from 88% in the last session and 92% a decade ago," the research said.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance announced Thursday his resignation from the Senate effective at midnight, so he can be sworn in as vice president on Jan. 20.
A bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers unveiled legislation Thursday that would punish swatting with criminal penalties of up to 20 years in prison in the worst cases.
President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to use executive action to force California to funnel more water to the southern part of the state, after a water shortage helped fuel devastating fires in Los Angeles.
President Biden pledged on Thursday that the federal government would pay the entire cost of the Los Angeles fires for 180 days, a significant increase from what is typically covered when disaster strikes.
Enough House Republicans are drawing red lines in pursuit of steeper state and local tax deductions and deep spending cuts to throw a wrench in passing President-elect Donald Trump's agenda.