A Bronze Star medal like the two awarded to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump's pick for defense secretary, is a recognition of a specific incident of heroism on the battlefield -- where a "V" device for valor is added to the medal -- or for meritorious service over an extended period of time.

Congressional leaders are still negotiating an end-of-year extension that would punt government funding decisions until next year, and are hoping to avoid time-consuming pitfalls along the way.

The good news for Richard Nixon fans is that he's no longer viewed by voters as the worst president of the modern era. That dubious distinction now belongs to President Biden, according to a J.L. Partners poll conducted for the Daily Mail in Britain.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced a bid Friday to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, the latest example of generational shakeup that is beginning to ripple across the Democratic Party in the wake of their election losses this year.

Some bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have human-made pharmaceuticals including fentanyl in their systems, according to a study published in the journal iScience.

The White House says President Biden is likely to issue more pardons but has not decided whether to issue blanket pardons for persons who could be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump.

A Pentagon official in President-elect Donald Trump's first term defended FBI Director nominee Kash Patel after a story reemerged about a 2020 SEAL Team 6 rescue mission of an American hostage in Nigeria.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will attend the Army-Navy football game in Landover, Maryland, next week with President-elect Donald Trump in a rare joint appearance by the two former political opponents, a source confirmed Friday.

The U.S. Naval Academy can give Black and Hispanic applicants an advantage in admissions without violating the Constitution, a federal court ruled Friday in a case exploring the limits of affirmative action.

California was warned that its fast-food minimum wage hike would result in job losses and rising prices. That reality has now come to pass, as even California must abide by the most basic laws of economics. According to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report Thursday, California lost 6,166 fast-food jobs since the fast-food minimum […]