Iowa's Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday she will vote to confirm Pete Hegseth to lead the U.S. Department of Defense, ending weeks of speculation about whether she would stand in ...

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday rejected claims by former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez that his conviction should be thrown out because the jury was given a laptop containing material ...

A former north west Queensland councillor has been found guilty of two counts of fraud in relation to funding applications he made to the Queensland Rural Industry Development Authority. Judith ...

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

Maine's independent senator joins Democrats in voting against the Trump nominee over concerns about his answers regarding the rules of international warfare. Sen. Angus King joined Democrats on ...

Just hours before leaving office Monday, Jan. 19, President Joe Biden pardoned potential targets of Donald Trump’s second presidential administration, including Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.

While the presidential inauguration was moved inside Monday due to the bitter cold outside, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) didn't let the cold bother him. Fetterman arrived to the U.S. Capitol for ...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) re-hired Maher Bitar, a former White House staffer who used to be a leader of Students for Justice in Palestine, a group that advocates the ...

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WASHINGTON — Allies of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., have approached the White House on his behalf multiple times since the fall to see if President Joe Biden might be willing to pardon him ...

Pete Hegseth has picked up another key vote for confirmation as President-elect Trump's secretary of defense. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Friday said he will vote to confirm Hegseth, an Army ...

The chief judge of the federal court in Boston dressed down a former Massachusetts state senator and his attorney when the defendant once again made a move that delayed his sentencing on fraud ...