Top Republican lawmakers emerged from a meeting at the Treasury Department on Tuesday saying the House and Senate are moving closer together on key aspects of how to unlock President Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda, including whether to include a debt ceiling increase and how quickly they can move. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and...

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) hammered Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth for using a Signal group chat to communicate about strikes on the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.  “This put American lives at risk. This cheapens the work that our men and women on the front lines of our armed services and our intelligence agencies do...

The furor over a headline-making group chat consumed Washington for a second day on Tuesday. President Trump spoke to reporters from the White House about the matter, and it was also the focus of a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill. The central issue is the revelation that many of the most senior members of the...

The Senate confirmed Michael Kratsios to head the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) with bipartisan support. Kratsios, who was Trump’s chief technology officer during his first White House term, was approved Tuesday by the upper chamber in a 74-25 vote. Kratsios will play a crucial role in molding the administration’s artificial...

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Presented by Boeing — President Trump offered the rare acknowledgment of a slip-up by his Cabinet on Tuesday as Washington was gripped by the fallout from a stunning group chat-gone-public. {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump team does damage control as scrutiny over group chat mounts President Trump offered...

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed health researcher Jay Bhattacharya as the next leader of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya was confirmed on a party- line vote, 53 to 47.  Bhattacharya became a celebrity among many Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic for criticizing masking orders, school closures and other measures meant to mitigate the spread...

Josh Hawley still has concerns about where Dr. Oz stands on abortion and transgender treatments for minors, and he says the nominee isn't answering.

Washington, D.C., could be renamed to the "District of America," U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert told fellow lawmakers Tuesday during a hearing.

People voting in federal elections will be required to provide proof of U.S. citizenship when they register to vote, according to a new executive order.