Lawmakers this week will unofficially kick off their work on the annual defense authorization bill with a Senate hearing ...

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively ...

The Trump administration has ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to stop nearly all its work, effectively shutting down an agency that was created to protect consumers after ...

Donald Trump’s executive order this week banning transgender women from women’s sports has already found its first victim: ...

Minnesota House leaders reach a deal, ending a three-week standoff over power-sharing, legislative control, and a looming ...

The National Human Trafficking Hotline says it reports tips to law enforcement but prioritizes obtaining victims’ consent ...

The two parties seemed to agree on some future steps to prevent regulatory overreach — even while arguing about past practices.

Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., questions former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of National ...

President Donald Trump's second administration continued its swift recasting of the federal government, prompting pushback ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy's intent to serve as a bulwark against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine skepticism may be sincere. But if Kennedy becomes the nation's top health official, Cassidy will have limited ...

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DEI brought a lot of attention to words. Perhaps too much. A series of pronouns ranging from understandable to ...