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The Senate overwhelmingly approved sweeping new sanctions on Russia on Friday, sending a long-delayed bipartisan measure to the House that would give President Donald Trump authority to impose tariffs of up to 100% on major buyers of Russian oil and natural gas. The 86-11 vote marked a major breakthrough for …

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee lost his bid for renomination Tuesday, becoming one of the highest-profile congressional incumbents to fall in the 2026 primary season despite receiving President Donald Trump’s endorsement. NBC News projected that former Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Hatcher defeated Ogles in the Republican primary, handing the …

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders in his second attempt to deny citizenship to babies born to noncitizens, following the Supreme Court’s defeat this summer of an earlier order to redefine birthright citizenship. Trump said the Supreme Court ruling was “an unfortunate decision” so “we’re making adjustments” …

The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, marking the first monthly decline in employment in months and signaling renewed weakness in the labor market as employers pulled back on hiring. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payrolls fell by 23,000 jobs, far below economists’ expectations …

A Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former top U.S. public health official refused to answer questions during a hearing on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating a yearslong political battle over the federal government’s response to the outbreak. …

President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate for a critical battleground U.S. House seat in Michigan suffered a stunning primary defeat Tuesday night, losing to a little-known Republican who had suspended his own campaign weeks earlier and endorsed another candidate. Business owner Thomas Smith unexpectedly defeated Navy veteran Amir Hassan in the …

President Donald Trump’s ongoing deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion through January 2029, according to estimates provided during the Senate confirmation process for the Pentagon’s prospective chief financial officer. The projection came from Jules Hurst III, Trump’s nominee to …

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, giving the nation’s leading public health agency its first permanent leader in nearly a year as it confronts rising infectious disease outbreaks and renewed debate over vaccine policy. The Senate approved Schwartz’s …

The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday that it has opened an investigation into Republican Rep. Max Miller of Ohio over allegations that he may have engaged in domestic violence, abuse or illegal drug use, escalating scrutiny of the second-term congressman as he seeks reelection. The committee disclosed it will review …

The United States has used nearly all of its global stockpile of key long-range precision missiles during its military campaign against Iran, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, raising new questions about the pace of U.S. weapons production and military preparedness. The sources told CBS News …

After a grueling primary that saw attacks from Republicans and establishment Democrats alike, Abdul El-Sayed has won in his race to be the party’s nominee to face Republican former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers in the November general election. Unofficial election results show that El-Sayed was on track to win the …

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina announced early Wednesday that he is ending his bid for a third term in Congress, just days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured over findings that he engaged in repeated inappropriate conduct toward two young female staff members. “After much …

The closely watched Democratic primary for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat remained too close to call early Wednesday, capping an election night that exposed growing ideological divisions within the Democratic Party while setting the stage for several competitive House races in November. With ballots still being counted, Rep. Haley Stevens, …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was one step closer to permanently leading the Justice Department Tuesday, after two skeptical Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans voted to advance his nomination given Blanche’s signed promise that President Donald Trump’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is dead. Republican Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and …

A coalition of more than 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the Trump administration from expanding federal access to the personal information of millions of Americans who receive welfare benefits through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The lawsuit, filed in …