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A bipartisan group of lawmakers hopes to persuade the White House to support legislation that provides greater transparency and safeguards against privacy invasions in the upcoming reauthorization of a key federal surveillance law.

A Democratic congresswoman has rushed to court to try to prevent President Trump from closing and demolishing the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Gas prices hit $3.32 per gallon on Friday, the highest point since September 2024, as the Iran war boosts energy costs and threatens to undermine one of President Trump's favorite economic talking points.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it's facing complications complying with a court order to quickly issue refunds for tariffs canceled by the Supreme Court.

Legionella, the waterborne bacteria that can lead to the deadly Legionnaires' disease, has been found at a federal building in Baltimore where illegal immigrants are kept in short-term detention, according to members of Congress who demanded answers ...

The Justice Department on Thursday night released a trio of previously unseen interviews from the Epstein files that contain uncorroborated allegations that President Trump sexually assaulted a minor in the 1980s.

Embattled Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales announced late Thursday that he would drop his reelection bid after House Republican leaders called on him to do so earlier in the day.

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to expand a 1998 law that restricts the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children under 13.

House Republican leaders are asking Rep. Tony Gonzales to end his reelection campaign after the Texas Republican confessed to having an affair with an employee in 2024 - a violation of the chamber's code of conduct.

Senate Democrats Thursday blocked a Department of Homeland Security funding bill for the third time, despite their Republican colleagues' concern that it is dangerous to keep the department shut down amid the growing conflict with Iran.