Former Rep. George Santos's (R-N.Y.) sentencing is delayed until April, a judge ruled Wednesday. Santos, who was ousted from Congress in late 2023, had his request to delay sentencing in part granted. In Judge Joanna Seybert’s order on Wednesday, she noted that since Santos pleaded guilty, he has not made any payments toward the amount...

President-elect Trump has sparked a political battle over the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles even as those fires are still far from contained. Any suggestion that the disaster — which has already killed two people, destroyed about 1,000 structures and caused 70,000 people to be placed under an evacuation order — would lead to a moment...

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"The budget resolution that Congress will write in the coming weeks should do just that. Budgets are meant to provide a blueprint for federal finances, but unfortunately they have more often been used recently as 'shell' resolutions simply intended to allow for the fast-track reconciliation process to bypass the filibuster in the Senate," advises the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan organization focused on the nation's fiscal matters.

A man carrying a bag with a machete and three knives was arrested at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.