North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search, two people familiar with the matter said Monday.

President Biden on Monday called for legislation to bring major changes to the Supreme Court, saying its "extreme opinions" intrude on Americans' freedoms and necessitate new guardrails such as term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics.

So is there a draft in here? We're talking about the military draft. A new Rasmussen Reports survey found that only 21% of voters believe the U.S. should have a military draft, while 61% disagree and 18% are not sure.

The federal government's total debt now tops $35 trillion, the Treasury Department reported Monday, marking the latest grim milestone in a deteriorating budget picture.

Two governors from Democratic states that border Iowa are offering their states as pro-choice havens for women after Iowa's six-week abortion went into effect Monday.

President Biden on Monday declared House Speaker Mike Johnson "dead on arrival" when asked how he planned to get his new rules for the Supreme Court through a Republican-run Congress.

Venezuela teetered on the brink of a political crisis Monday after President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection amid contested and seemingly suspicious vote tallies, while the Biden administration cast heavy doubt on the results and critics alleged that Mr. Maduro's socialist government had flagrantly overturned the will of the country's voters.

A Jan. 6 defendant said he spent four months in solitary confinement in federal prison, harsh conditions that could have been avoided in light of the Supreme Court's ruling that the Justice Department overreached when it charged hundreds of the Capitol defendants with felony obstruction.

A group of congressional aides has launched a public dissent channel where staffers can anonymously express their concerns about Israel's war with the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza. The website's homepage states the channel is where aides can "safely and anonymously offer alternative or dissenting opinions to Congressional policies and action." The New York...