Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota announced Thursday she won't seek re-election in 2026, forcing the Democratic Party to defend ...

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House ...

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a multi state lawsuit seeking to stop Elon Musk from what she calls an unlawful ...

Multiple people have either tossed their hat into the ring, or confirmed they are at least considering doing so, for the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a “department of government efficiency” (DOGE) to downsize government ...

The Senate voted largely along party lines Wednesday to confirm Tulsi Gabbard to serve as the director of national ...

President Donald Trump's choice to run the Department of Education, Linda McMahon, faces a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing ...

Congressman Ted Yoho came to Washington with a mission to cut foreign spending. Now, he explains why it was a mistake.

Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...

The confirmation of Russell T. Vought to lead the powerful White House budget office is likely to escalate the funding fights ...

Musk, Trump say they have a mandate to slash the size of the federal government, but the involved AGs argue Congress has ceded too much power.

Why didn’t the United States annex Canada during earlier historical periods? In short, because it didn’t want to. President ...