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A former counsel to two prominent U.S. senators announced Wednesday that he will challenge longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi.

The Trump administration is dismantling the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, moving to dissolve a research lab that a top White House official described as "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country.''

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth participated in the solemn duty of witnessing the dignified transfer of two Iowa National Guard members and an American civilian who were killed in Syria.

A Republican push to make drilling cheaper on federal land is creating new fiscal pressure for states that depend on oil and gas revenue, most notably in New Mexico as it expands early childhood education and saves for the future.

President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he believes FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino is leaving the FBI.

President Trump said the price tag of his White House ballroom could reach $400 million, double the originally announced cost of $200 million.

The Chinese lab blamed for sparking the coronavirus pandemic has lashed out with a lawsuit against Sen. Eric S. Schmitt, saying he has ruined Wuhan's reputation and needs to pay for it -- to the tune of roughly $50 billion.

Former special counsel Jack Smith told House lawmakers he lawfully obtained their cellphone data as part of his investigation into President Trump's actions connected to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol.

Former special counsel Jack Smith defended his prosecution of President Trump, saying in Wednesday's closed-door interview with House lawmakers that he would not back down from launching the two criminal cases, "based on the same facts today."

The Trump administration plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, the largest federal climate research lab.