The United States has the highest rate of drug overdose deaths out of 30 countries, according to a new report from the health nonprofit the Commonwealth Fund. Overdose deaths in the U.S. dipped slightly around 2018 after a years-long rise. But those deaths began to rise again in 2019 and shot up during the onset...

President-elect Trump responded to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing his hush money criminal case sentencing to move forward by not criticizing the justices, instead going after his trial judge. The high court in a 5-4 decision refused Trump’s last-ditch emergency request to block Friday’s sentencing in New York as he appeals his immunity claims, noting they...

Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.

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.