Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who supports expanding Social Security and Medicare and raising taxes on the wealthy, will get a seat on the Senate’s powerful Finance Committee, which has jurisdiction over those big issues. Sanders supports increasing Social Security benefits for current and existing recipients by $2,400 a year and increasing cost-of-living adjustments to keep...

Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103.

The attacks are part of a recent series of unrelated violent incidents occurring on or near subways.

Investigations continue into an "act of terrorism" in New Orleans' bustling Canal and Bourbon streets after a truck drove into a crowd, killing 15 people and injuring at least 35 more.

New Orleans plans to reopen Bourbon Street to the public on Thursday after the deadly attack on New Year’s Day. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, rammed a pickup truck down the crowded street early Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring many more. Officials are investigating the incident as an act of terror. Jabbar's truck was found to...

Republican lawmakers are swiftly urging the Treasury Department to provide answers on a recent cybersecurity attack from China that infiltrated various workstations, as outlined in a letter obtained by The Hill. “This breach of federal government information is extremely concerning. As you know, Treasury maintains some of the most highly sensitive information on U.S. persons throughout government, including tax...

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has urged the Supreme Court to allow climate lawsuits, such as one brought by Honolulu, to proceed under state tort law, despite past federal precedent and the potential for energy security to be jeopardized.

The family of former President Carter expressed its gratitude for the global expressions of support as it grieves his death at the age of 100 on Sunday. “The outpouring of love and support we have received from around the world confirms what we have known all along — Jimmy Carter’s family extends far beyond blood...

President-elect Donald Trump's allies slammed the FBI's handling of the New Orleans suspected terror attack, including the agency initially saying the attack was not terror-related.