FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday told House lawmakers that he needed more funding than the White House requested in its recent budget outline and warned that the bureau would not be able to ...

Happy Wednesday! The conclave to elect a new pope began today at the Vatican, and the first round of voting resulted in black smoke from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pontiff was chosen.

As Republicans race to find hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts for their massive budget bill providing trillions in tax cuts, House Speaker Mike Johnson and party leaders have ruled ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday held its benchmark interest rate steady but warned about the potential economic harm from President Donald Trump’s trade war. “If the large increases in ...

As the Trump administration clashes with Congress over the power of the purse, top Republicans and Democratic appropriators are questioning why the White House took down a website tracking federal ...

Happy Tuesday! On this date 90 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration via executive order. Here's what's happening today. President Donald Trump's ...

The Trump administration is shutting down the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program, which rates the efficiency of new appliances and buildings, including homes and industrial ...

Republicans on the House Education and Workforce Committee on Monday released a plan to overhaul the nation’s financial aid and student loan system, which they say will reduce spending by $330 billion ...

Newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited President Donald Trump Tuesday and sought to make clear that Canada will never become the 51st U.S. state. "As you know from real estate ...

Happy Monday! Here's what we're watching while waiting to see which looks from the Met Gala, fashion's biggest night, inspire us the most. (No, that's a joke ... unless some star wears a plaid ...

President Trump called for the reopening of Alcatraz, a small federal prison on an island near San Francisco, to serve as a symbol of “Law, Order, and JUSTICE.” “When we were a more serious ...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Tuesday that the U.S. could announce new trade deals with leading trade partners as soon as this week, though talks with China have yet to get off ...