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Republicans are scrambling to find creative ways to fulfill budget cuts they voted on without gutting Medicaid.

Homeland Security officials have said welfare checks aim to ensure that unaccompanied children "are safe and not being exploited, abused, and sex trafficked."

Are California Democrats soft when it comes to protecting minors from sex trafficking? It's a question that has caused chaos in the state Capitol for more than a week.

The popular Energy Star program is threatened under a planned reorganization of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Supreme Court usually defers to the military and did so again to rule against transgender members of the armed forces.

A poll finds that 68% of registered voters in California disapprove of the president's job performance and believe the country is on the wrong track.

An American, 47, reportedly tried to climb over a fence in Piazza del Colosseo, presumably to get a closer look at the Colosseum, before falling and impaling himself.

A day after President Trump said he wants to reopen Alcatraz as a symbol of law and order, tourists at the decayed historic site struggled to see the logic.

A day after President Trump announced a 100% tariff on films shot overseas, Hollywood reacts to the news.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bissent kicked off the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton on Monday contending Trump's tariffs and other policies will lead to a resurgent economy.