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The Trump administration has intercepted roughly $60 million in fraudulent student loan applications since deploying a new risk assessment tool last month.

Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a loud warning to states on Wednesday to get a handle on fraud in their Medicaid programs, saying they'll lose federal money if they don't take the issue more seriously.

A protest group has put up arcade machines for a satirical game mocking President Trump and the Iran war at the District of Columbia War Memorial.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, the world's most powerful bank, during tense times for the global economy.

Senators unanimously voted Wednesday to advance a measure to suspend their pay in any future government shutdown, after two record funding lapses in the span of a year.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries railed against the Supreme Court Wednesday over its 6-3 ruling that threw out Louisiana's racially gerrymandered congressional district, telling reporters some of the justices are haunted by the spirits of those ...

A bill to deliver fresh aid to Ukraine will reach the House floor soon due to a successful discharge petition forcing a vote on the Ukraine Support Act.

TRUMP goes after McConnell staffer, says he made the senator "look foolish and completely out of it."

Another Senate Republican joined Democrats' quest to end the U.S. war with Iran on Wednesday, as Congress grappled with its role in authorizing military force and leaders in both nations confronted mounting economic woes from the standoff.

One more Senate Republican on Wednesday joined Democrats' quest to end the war with Iran in the first such vote since a 60-day legal clock for President Trump to do so on his own expired May 1.