House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to hold a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden next week has the backing of most Republicans -- but a slim GOP majority and tepid support from the party's moderates could kill the probe.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a special election to fill the vacant U.S. House seat once held by ousted Long Island Republican Rep. George Santos will be held in February.

Tensions boiled over as the Senate headed toward Wednesday's vote on President Biden's $106 billion emergency aid package for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.

The late Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Dec. 18, with a private funeral the next day, according to the high court's press office.

A resolution condemning the sharp spike in antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad following the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel passed the House in an overwhelming vote Tuesday, though 92 Democrats didn't vote because it equated anti-Zionism with antisemitism.

Pollsters and news organizations are already fixated on the 2024 presidential election, examining the public's preference for president. But who could end up second in command? "If Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination for president, most voters want him to pick Nikki Haley as his running mate," a Deseret News/HarrisX poll released Tuesday said.

Ukraine's prospects for victory over Russia hinge on the outcome of a bitter partisan battle playing out this week on Capitol Hill, top Ukrainian and U.S. officials said Tuesday, as both Kyiv and the Biden administration mounted a full-court press to convince skeptical Republicans to back another round of aid for Ukraine before it's too late.

Harvard ranks dead last among universities when it comes to freedom of expression, which is why House Republicans had a hard time swallowing President Claudine Gay's free-speech defense of anti-Israel and pro-Hamas protests on campus.

A key Republican senator said Tuesday that lawmakers cannot trust the FBI on issues related to warrantless surveillance of Americans because the bureau will not detail its reforms or say whether it has punished violators.

Former Vice President Al Gore took aim at social media algorithms on Tuesday, saying sites that are "dominated by algorithms" are the “digital equivalent of AR-15s.” Gore, speaking at the the Bloomberg Green at COP28 event, said that spending too much time scrolling on social media could be dangerous and suggested that algorithms be banned....