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Surgeries to manage obesity "declined substantially" for eligible patients starting in 2023, fueled by surging prescriptions for appetite-suppressing GLP-1 drugs, a new study finds.

Minnesota officials knew within weeks of the pandemic's start that a children's meals program was being defrauded -- but kept the money flowing anyway, fearing lawsuits and racial backlash, according to a new House report released Wednesday.

Texas Rep. Julie Johnson and former Rep. Colin Allred have advanced to runoff in a Democratic primary for U.S. House.

Rep. Tony Gonzales survived Tuesday's GOP primary -- but just barely. Now, with a runoff looming, a congressional ethics investigation underway and mounting calls from members of his own party to resign, the embattled West Texas congressman faces an ...

The first round of primary elections is showing how this year's midterms will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw's defeat in Tuesday's Republican primary in Texas is more than the fall of a prominent conservative lawmaker -- it reflects deeper structural changes reshaping the Republican Party in the nation's largest red state.

Weather experts are predicting that the District's cherry blossom trees will reach peak bloom early next month.

Rep. Nancy Mace pushed colleagues Wednesday to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to get answers about her handling of the Epstein files.

A congressional ethics investigation started Wednesday into an alleged affair between Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas Republican, and a regional office staffer who later died after setting herself on fire.

The conflict in the Middle East is shaping up as an ultramodern war of attrition, with Tehran betting its scattershot regional attacks will force the U.S. to overextend air-defense capabilities, leaving Gulf state allies vulnerable to Iran's deadly ...