Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and AG Keith Ellison faced intense Republican grilling over the state's major fraud scandal during a House Oversight hearing Wednesday.

The DHS shutdown could hamper response to terror threats as the conflict with Iran continues to escalate, a public safety expert warned.

Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, publicly confessed Wednesday to having an affair with one of his employees who later died by self-immolation but said he had nothing to do with her tragic suicide.