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Maine will become the latest state to join an interstate effort to elect the nation’s president by a popular vote, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Monday. Mills said she will allow the legislation to become law without her signature, paving the way for Maine to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a proposal aimed at guaranteeing...

The House on Monday settled its procedural business on a bill to reform the nation's warrantless surveillance powers, kicking the controversial reauthorization over to the Senate. The Monday vote came after a tie in the chamber on an amendment that would have added a warrant requirement to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act...

The first criminal trial of an American president got underway in downtown Manhattan on Monday. Former President Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. The underlying events revolve around a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in the last stages of the 2016 presidential election campaign. The payment was made...

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Congress turns its eye to health care cybersecurity Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are ramping up probes into health care cybersecurity following the Change Healthcare ransomware attack earlier this year. © AP The attack on Change...

NEW YORK — Former President Trump became the first former commander in chief to stand trial on criminal charges Monday, but it got off to a sluggish start with even Trump himself appearing to nod off at times.  For hours, the parties battled over a series of pending legal issues, keeping the hundreds of prospective...

As President Joe Biden hosted Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala in the Oval Office on Monday, Biden urged the U.S. House to take up supplemental funding for Ukraine and Israel.

Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality Paris Hilton has joined California state lawmakers in pushing for legislation that would require greater transparency from youth treatment facilities.

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a plan to fund the U.S.'s foreign aid priorities amid mounting pressure and global conflicts.

California officials are suing Huntington Beach over a voter ID amendment the city passed last month with support from a majority of residents.