Top congressional leaders invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address a joint meeting of Congress on April 27 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the alliance between Washington and Seoul. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)...

A large-scale refurbishment of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is underway following an allotment of $80 billion to the agency in Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act passed last year. The Treasury Department released an operating plan Thursday for its new budget, which will be spent over the course of the next decade and involve hiring tens...

Although U.S. military aid since the war began exceeds Europe’s, Europe has provided more financial and humanitarian aid.

The Pentagon on Thursday provided Congress with reviews examining the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021, with the White House offering its own unclassified outline defending the decisions surrounding the exit and blaming the previous administration for creating unfavorable conditions. Agencies within the State Department and Pentagon involved in the withdrawal have...

After falling to record lows in 2022, Lake Mead has seen its water levels rise 3 feet above projections after a precipitation-heavy winter. But experts warn it’s only a temporary reprieve without a comprehensive water management plan. While the Colorado River reservoir’s elevation was projected to sink to 1,043 feet above sea level by March, according to Bureau...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) is heading to New Hampshire this week amid speculation that he’s moving closer to a 2024 presidential bid. Scott is set to swing through the first-in-the-nation primary state next Thursday, according to his team. He’s expected to meet with voters at a Manchester, N.H., diner in the morning before huddling with...

The decision will shake up healthcare unless it is reversed, but it doesn't mean those services will go away immediately.

A new study into how quickly ice sheets melted at the end of the last ice age is raising alarm over how quickly sea levels could rise in today's warming world. Parts of a large, ancient ice sheet covering Eurasia retreated up 2,000 feet per day — more than the length of the Empire State...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg harshly criticized the House Judiciary Committee after it issued a subpoena for a former prosecutor in his office.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s coal mines are accused of violating a settlement meant to prevent pollution. The mines were fined $2.5 million in penalties.