The Senate passed a $35 billion water infrastructure bill 89-2, boosting funding for drinking water systems and lead pipe removal...

Families of George Floyd, Eric Garner and Botham Jean met lawmakers on Capitol Hill, pushing for bipartisan police reform legislation.

The FDA announced a plan to ban menthol cigarettes in response to a 2013 citizen petition. About 20 million Americans...

Federal prosecutors are charging three men accused of plotting to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer with conspiracy to use a weapon of...

President Joe Biden will nominate Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez to serve as director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the...

A former intern accuses NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer of groping and soliciting her for sex. Stringer denies the allegations...

Federal agents executed search warrants at the Manhattan home and office of Rudy Giuliani, who has been under investigation over...

The American Rescue Plan could lower the average tax rate to zero or less for families earning $75,000 or less,...

President Joe Biden is signing an executive order raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors and...

The CDC released new mask guidelines for fully vaccinated people, saying outdoor activities are safe without masks except in crowded...

House Democrats are asking President Joe Biden to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 60 or 55 and add dental,...

Attorney General Merrick Garland says the Justice Department is investigating the Louisville Police Department after the killing of Breonna Taylor.

The Texas House rejected a budget amendment that would have used federal dollars to cover uninsured Texans, with only one...

Florida's Republican-led Senate advanced a voting bill that limits drop boxes and mail voting and requires ID, passing on a...

Republican Sen. Tim Scott says he will finish drafting a policing reform bill within two weeks after talks with Rep....