The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a second straight time but left the door open to further rate hikes if inflation pressures should accelerate in the months ahead.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told Republican senators behind closed doors Wednesday that he supports more funding for Ukraine if it's connected with tougher southern border security, and that aid for Israel should come separately, according to lawmakers in the room.

Republican Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado announced Wednesday that he won't seek reelection next year, citing the Republican Party's 2020 election denial and "Jan. 6 narrative."

President Biden rarely misses an opportunity to blast "MAGA Republican extremists," but the pro-Hamas displays at U.S. universities are undercutting the administration's framing of antisemitism as a right-wing problem.

A state judge has taken the unusual step of ordering a new Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut's largest city to be held after the Nov. 7 general election is completed. The decision comes after surveillance videos showed a woman stuffing what appeared to be absentee ballots into an outdoor ballot box days before the original primary.

Rep. George Santos faces a vote Wednesday evening to expel him from the House as part of an effort led by fellow New York Republicans who are anxious to distance themselves from a colleague infamous for fabricating his life story and accused of stealing from donors, lying to Congress and receiving unemployment benefits he did not deserve.

Two border-state lawmakers from opposing parties have penned a letter to the head of the House Appropriations Committee in a bipartisan effort to get more money for first responders in communities along the southern border.

The World Health Organization wants countries to crack down on “misinformation” to be prepared for the next global pandemic. Countries can start by defunding and abolishing the World Health Organization.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) angered Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) yesterday by introducing legislation that would ban publicly traded corporations from donating to political campaigns or making independent expenditures for or against a candidate.

The Internal Revenue Service delivered good news for retirement savers Wednesday, announcing that the limit on contributions to 401(k) and other popular accounts will be higher in 2024.