Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary, was facing his first major crisis just hours after being sworn in for the job.

The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost ...

Someone needs to remind Kristi Noem that cabinet secretaries don't control appropriations. Congress does. Here's Trump's new DHS Secretary telling Fox's Will Cain they're going to suspend aid for ...

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States.

State rankings provide some initial insights into the prevalence of hurdles to and supports for women in each state’s ...

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said the inquiry could help Congress decide whether to ...

Speaking to the three top House Republican leaders over the past three days at the House GOP retreat here in Doral, Fla., ...

In 2020, then-Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced legislation calling on the federal government to drop all ...

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic ...

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was repeatedly asked to explain why she sought a ...

President Donald Trump and Congress may toss a federal cap on how much people deduct for local and state taxes. If so, California's rich could enjoy a big tax cut.

Thirteen members of the 119th Congress are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ), according to a Pew ...