A bill advancing through the Nebraska Legislature would fund private school scholarships with taxpayer money ahead of a statewide vote to repeal a similar law.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida cracked jokes and invoked a touchstone of American culture as he quoted from "Star Trek" at Wednesday's state dinner, telling guests at the White House that he hoped the "unshakable relationship" between his country and the U.S. would "boldly go where no one had gone before."
The Biden administration is putting $830 million toward helping protect bridges, roads, ports and other infrastructure from extreme weather disasters fueled by climate change. The $830 million in grants from the Transportation Department will support 80 projects in 37 states, Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Islands. Most of the funding, $621 million, will go toward...
Thursday’s three-way summit between President Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishidan and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is sending a message to China: You’re the odd man out. The meeting, the first time the three leaders have convened together, marks a more aggressive bid by the United States and its partners to isolate China as Beijing seeks to...
The Justice Department announced Thursday it has submitted a final rule to the federal register that would close the so-called “gun show loophole,” a significant step in the Biden administration’s efforts to curb gun violence and better regulate gun sales. The rule, which was first proposed last August, changes the definition of firearm sellers who...
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Thursday will warn of an "elevated threat" for U.S. public safety and national security while pushing for an increased budget.
EXCLUSIVE: Biden administration officials pressured fact-checkers to alter a rating examining whether the federal government was considering a gas stove ban to "false."
Senators are pushing back after Sen. Maria Cantwell poured cold water on hopes of expediting passage of a bill that would require social media app TikTok to divest from China.
Polarization is seen more and more as a feature and not a bug of American political life. With the 2024 presidential election coming, where does it stop?