Rep. Eric Swalwell, one of the House impeachment managers, filed a lawsuit against former President Trump saying he must be held financially responsible for destruction on Jan. 6 when a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called the growing sexual harassment allegations against New York Andrew Cuomo “serious [and] very troubling” but stopped short of calling for the embattled Democrat’s resignation.
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, a new member of the progressive “squad,” is introducing legislation to investigate whether alleged White nationalism in the U.S. Capitol Police factored into the deadly riot at the Capitol Wednesday.
Rep.-elect Marie Newman, a progressive who counted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among her backers, rejected the GOP branding of her party as socialists and said Democrats are the party of “jobs, jobs, jobs.
A group of 45 Democratic lawmakers Wednesday called on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to withdraw the U.S. from the G20 summit next month in Saudi Arabia unless the kingdom promises reforms on a long list of human rights abuses.
Law enforcement groups blasted Vice President Joe Biden for again suggesting training police to shoot suspects “in the leg” is a viable way to avoid fatalities, decrying the proposal as dangerous and ignorant.
The confirmation hearing for Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court, will kick off on Monday, where she’s expected to be grilled on several hot-button issues that would have a far-reaching impact.
Two U.S. senators from Indiana and a former law professor will introduce Judge Amy Coney Barrett to America on Monday as the Supreme Court nominee’s high-stakes Senate confirmation hearings get underway.
President Trump’s campaign blasted Joe Biden for continuing to air negative ads while the president is fighting COVID-19 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., mourned the loss of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as “earth-shattering” and said the balance of democracy now hinged on who would succeed her on the Supreme Court.
President Trump’s political aides have successfully demanded to review and, in some cases, modify weekly Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports on the coronavirus in an effort to better align the scientific reports with the president’s upbeat messages on the pandemic, Politico reported.
A Washington D.C. federal judge Friday tossed out Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s policy that would have funneled millions of more coronavirus relief dollars to private schools in a ruling that will have a nationwide impact.
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $25 billion funding infusion to the U.S. Postal Service in a bill that also would reverse new cost-cutting measures and ban any efforts to slow down the mail until at least next year.
President Trump Saturday signed four executive orders to provide Americans financial relief from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what they say.
The leaders of the House Problem Solvers Caucus Friday expressed optimism that Republicans and Democrats will soon come together on a coronavirus deal to continue supplemental unemployment benefits, help struggling small businesses and fund the reopening of schools.
The primary source for Christopher Steele’s unverified dossier has been revealed as a United States resident who once co-wrote a research paper showing Russian President Vladimir Putin plagiarized his dissertation.
Sen. Ted Cruz unleashed on Democrats Saturday for “facilitating and cheering” on violent protests in Portland, which he likened to a warzone.
After staying silent Saturday morning as other tributes came pouring in, President Trump tweeted condolences for the late Rep. John Lewis in the afternoon and called him a “civil rights hero.
President Trump evoked the history of American patriots who defeated Nazis, toppled communists and chased down terrorists, but warned of another threat now in today’s political climate — the “radical left.
Military planes will fly over four big cities Saturday afternoon to celebrate Independence Day in a lead up to the Fourth of July air show in Washington, D.C.
Joe Biden’s Fourth of July message focused on America’s long history of racial injustice — from slavery to George Floyd’s death — as he called for Americans to strive to achieve the country’s founding ideal of equality.
Lawmakers on both sides the aisle in Washington want answers on new explosive reporting that a Russian spy unit paid the Taliban to attack U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Secret Service on Saturday reversed its denial that no agents used tear gas June 1 to remove protesters near the White House, as the park clearing has come under intense criticism and the focus of a lawsuit from activists who allege law enforcement violated their constitutional rights to demonstrate against George Floyd’s death.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once again proved her fundraising prowess by raising $2.4 million in just two months as she kicks up her campaign operation before her June 23 primary election, according to federal campaign finance reports she filed this week.
