Two leading contenders for the gavel, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, were scheduled to address colleagues behind closed doors at a candidate forum on Tuesday, but they appeared to be splitting the vote
The law is designed to make it easier for authorities to provide care to people with untreated mental illness or addictions to alcohol and drugs, many of whom are homeless
The ceremonies, dances and speeches come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day
The Republicans are preparing to meet Monday evening at the Capitol as the vacancy severely limits America’s ability to quickly respond to the crisis in Israel
His decision adds a new wrinkle to a 2024 race that is heading toward a likely rematch between Biden and former president Donald Trump
An undetermined number of U.S. citizens remain missing and unaccounted for, according to the State Department
At the largest border crossing in the country, the memory of the recent deaths of 40 migrants — who were killed during a fire in a detention center — is more painful than the new security measures being implemented by the U.S. government
Of all the military services, the Corps has the smallest percentage of woman, hovering between 8% and 9%
About one in six children in the U.S. has at least one developmental disability or other developmental delay, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Republicans have tried other ways in recent years to remove Democrats or nonpartisans from office even in the absence of any allegation of wrongdoing
More than 75,000 people in the U.S. died last year from overdoses of synthetic opioids, an annual figure more than 20 times higher than a decade ago
A total of 52 climbers from various countries including the U.S., Britain, Japan, and Italy were attempting to summit the mountain when the avalanches hit
The potential for prolonged and expanding violence could test Biden’s leadership on both the world stage and at home as he tries to navigate between demonstrating unflinching support for Israel and fostering a broader peace in the combustible Mideast
A video showing alleged irregularities has become central to the controversy over potential fraud involving ballot drop boxes
After more than 75 years of popularity, the multinational is on the brink of bankruptcy
The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms, dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and mescaline
The move was the latest example of Trump attempting to flex his influence within a Republican Party he has already fundamentally reshaped in the eight years since his first White House bid
The journalist who transformed the BBC and the ‘New York Times’ is now in full control of the news network
The announcement of 20 new miles of fencing comes as Blinken and Mayorkas visit the country, and increases pressure on the U.S. president ahead of the 2024 elections.
Relations between the world’s two largest economies have faced no shortage of strain over the last year. The two countries’ differences have also been exacerbated by Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s increased assertiveness in the Taiwan Strait
Venezuela has suffered political, economic and humanitarian crises over the past decade, pushing at least 7.3 million people to migrate and making food and other necessities unaffordable for those who remain
The expansion of medical cannabis sales into drug stores will put low THC oil within reach of many more patients. Patients will be able to buy it at pharmacies if they show a state-issued low THC oil registry card and identification
Trump’s attorneys asked a New York appeals court to prevent Judge Arthur Engoron from enforcing his ruling of last week, which revokes the Republican frontrunner’s business licenses and puts a court-appointed receiver in charge of his companies
The family expressed ‘extreme disappointment’ in the report, noting that the prosecutor relied on the findings of the Georgia Bureau Investigations, which was involved in the enforcement operation
House Republicans are deeply fractured and some have been asking him to lead them — a seemingly fanciful suggestion that he also promoted after inflaming the divisions that forced out McCarthy as speaker
The Republican later sent out a fundraising email with details of the crash, asking supporters to ‘stand for free speech’ and help out his campaign
The strike for three days in California as well as in Colorado, Oregon and Washington was a last resort after industry giant Kaiser Permanente executives ignored the short-staffing crisis worsened by the coronavirus pandemic, union officials said
