Punting on trying to pass a full year's appropriations bill will undercut U.S. security moves in Asia and hurt military recruiting when the services are struggling to persuade enough people to enlist, the nation's top general told lawmakers this week.

Former Rep. Liz Cheney says electing former President Donald Trump could mean the end of the republic and says the U.S. is "sleepwalking into dictatorship."

An appeals court ruled Friday that Texas' floating border wall in the Rio Grande is illegal under federal law, delivering a victory to President Biden as he battles Gov. Greg Abbott over the surge in illegal immigration.

An attorney for former President Donald Trump said Friday it would amount to "election interference" if his client is the Republican nominee for president while on trial in Georgia in the months running up to the general election.

The United Auto Workers union has announced its support of a new cease-fire between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas as the temporary cessation of hostilities ended, comparing its action to previous stances against South African apartheid and Nazi Germany.

House lawmakers are urging Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to release Catholic Bishop Rolando Alvarez, the only remaining cleric still jailed in the country.

The chairman of the most powerful independent group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential ambitions has resigned, marking the second major departure at the pro-DeSantis Never Back Down super PAC in the last two weeks.

Georgia's Republican lawmakers have approved new voting districts for themselves, but Democrats say the proposals are still racially discriminatory against Black voters.