Demonstrators have pushed back riot police and extended their protest demanding the resignation of the attorney general, whom they accuse of trying to prevent president-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office
The Louisiana lawmaker must peel off more than 100 votes mostly from his chief rival, Rep. Jim Jordan, the Judiciary Committee chairman favored by hardliners and Trump
The remarks complicate the public’s understanding of an event that still resonates, as tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and its aiding of militia groups across the Mideast
The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report released in March said the program’s trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2033
At least 22 states have enacted laws restricting or banning common treatments for transgender minors, and legal challenges have delivered mixed results
Trump’s statements of financial condition were key to his approval for a $125 million loan in 2011 for his Doral, Florida, golf resort and a $107 million loan in 2012 for his Chicago hotel and condo skyscraper, former Deutsche Bank risk management officer Nicholas Haigh testified
It is uncertain whether Jim Jordan, the hard-liner backed by Donald Trump, will throw his support to Scalise in what is certain to be a close vote of the full House
Involved in the drug business since he was a teenager, Guzmán became one of the most well-known drug lords in the world. Now, he’s serving a life sentence in a Colorado prison
A lower court ordered the district redrawn after finding that Republicans who control the state legislature improperly moved Democratic-leaning Black voters into another district to make the seat safer for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace in 2022
The investigation so far appears to present no legal jeopardy for the U.S. president. There has been no public indication that he or anyone else in his orbit intentionally mishandled classified documents
Allen Weisselberg, the former finance chief of Trump’s company, testified in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud lawsuit against the former president
Negotiators chosen by the Biden administration met for the first of three hearings on student loan relief in a process known as negotiated rulemaking
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
