An unusual political alliance is trying to take averting an economically devastating government default off Congress’s plate for good.

Derek H. Burney is a former, 30-year career diplomat who served as Ambassador to the United States of America from 1989-1993.

A Senate version of the bill released this week prompted blowback from influential Republicans in both chambers.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is making an aggressive bid to win over Senate Republican colleagues who have balked at hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending cuts, hoping ...

Democrats and Republicans are having very different reactions when it comes to the arrest of a New York City mayoral candidate, with the former calling it out as an injustice and the latter ...

The bill reads more like a wish list from crypto lobbyists than a serious attempt at oversight. It would create a framework without teeth, with no real limits on who could issue stablecoins and no ...

— Inside Trump’s thinking as the world braces for U.S. strikes on Iran. — New 8,000-person megapoll offers a sliver of midterm hope for the House GOP. — Dems in disarray as DNC infighting hits new ...

Included in Congress’ major tax and spending bill is Cruz’s proposal to give every American baby $1,000 to invest.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s legislative leaders ushered in this year’s session vowing to investigate insurance company profits ...

"Republicans mistakenly believe they have a mandate to inflict cruelty on migrants with their anti-immigrant agenda, but Americans want migrants treated fairly. This sham investigation is the opposite ...

Supporters say that the carbon cap will drastically reduce the amount of harmful greenhouse gases emitted in the state while ...