Plus: How the Pentagon is responding to drones near military bases and how rapists draw lighter sentences when DNA test ...

Barrick Gold Corp. said it will have to halt mining in Mali soon if the government doesn’t stop disrupting exports and ...

Republicans may not have a functioning legislative majority by the time those fights begin. The GOP won 220 seats in November ...

Now Republicans again will be in control as the 119th Congress convenes today. U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Centre, ticked off ...

Republicans have long targeted the tax agency, and their cuts will hurt its efforts to go after rich tax evaders and improve the IRS’s functionality. It’s their second successful cut from President ...

Legislation passed by the U.S. Congress on Dec. 21 to avoid a government shutdown did not contain any benefits for U.S.

To understand why Americans need Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy and DOGE to succeed, look at the national debt – which has surpassed $36 trillion.

Government offices and economic analysts found that previous full and partial government shutdowns cost the U.S. multiple ...

WASHINGTON —Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the week ending Dec. 24.

There are 12 appropriations bills that must pass each year and since members of Congress are sharply divided, this is ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House ...

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