When Shawn Fain took over the United Auto Workers union in April, he vowed to reverse the group's waning influence by transforming it into a political powerhouse. In less than six months, he's fulfilled that pledge by organizing a historic strike and holding hostage his endorsement of President Biden.

Former U.S. Sen. Dick Clark, a Democrat who unexpectedly won a single term representing Iowa in the 1970s after campaigning by walking around the state, and who later played a key role in aiding refugees after the Vietnam War, has died. He was 95.

The White House said Thursday it supports a law enforcement investigation into the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada but declined to wade into thorny diplomatic matters around the killing that involves India, a key ally in Asia.

The Department of Homeland Security is recommending federal officials change the way victims disclose cyberattacks by creating a single portal for reporting rather than the current process that has several different agencies acting as the primary point of contact.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he might try to oust John Cornyn from the Senate in 2026.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dodged Republicans' questions about when the war in his country will stop.

A faction of House conservatives on Thursday again torpedoed the annual bill to fund the Pentagon, giving a black eye to Speaker Kevin McCarthy who said he was confident he had the votes to advance the legislation.

Senate Democratic Whip Richard J. Durbin isn't excited about the upper chamber's new dress code, which lets senators wear what they want.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took to the Senate floor Wednesday to voice his opposition to sending further aid to the Ukrainian military.