"With the calendar almost set to turn to 2025, Americans are beginning to look forward to a new year and all the opportunities it may bring. Like the landslide victory of President Ronald Reagan a generation ago, President-elect Donald Trump's historic political comeback is ushering in a new era of hope for the American people. For the first time since Trump's last go-round in the White House, the country seems optimistic for the future," writes Andrew Shirley, a political speechwriter and columnist for AMAC Newsline, a publication of the Association of Mature American Citizens.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery charges and acting as an agent of the Egyptian government, saying his family would suffer a "tremendous emotional toll" if the New Jersey Democrat were sentenced during his wife's trial.

Congress' left-wing "Squad" demanded an end to a U.S.-led investigation into Spain's embargo of weapon shipments bound for Israel.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans have limited their consumption of political news, a new poll has found.

Not all Democrats have resigned themselves to President-elect Donald Trump taking office as Inauguration Day approaches.

Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) were named the most active posters on the social platform X this year among all lawmakers in Congress, according to a recent report. The Dec. 17 report by Quorum, a Washington-based public affairs firm, found that Roy, who represents Texas's 21st Congressional District, was the most...