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The House Committee on Oversight issued subpoenas Tuesday for testimony from former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, among other ex-government officials from both Democratic and Republican administrations, regarding knowledge of Florida sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Committee Chair James Comer of Kentucky also subpoenaed the U.S. Department of …

The White House is retreating from a major campaign promise by President Donald Trump to mandate insurance coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF), despite previously vowing to expand access to the costly fertility treatment. According to two individuals with direct knowledge of internal discussions, Trump’s administration has no current plans …

The Trump administration is proposing a new visa requirement that would force some travelers to the United States to post a bond of up to $15,000 — a move critics say could severely restrict tourism and business travel from dozens of countries. The U.S. State Department said Monday it plans …

Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered Justice Department prosecutors to begin presenting evidence to a federal grand jury as part of an investigation into whether Obama-era officials committed crimes while assessing Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, a senior Trump administration official confirmed Monday. The letter, first reported by Fox …

Rep. Nancy Mace, a fiery Republican known for her provocative political style, officially launched her campaign for governor of South Carolina on Monday, upending what is expected to be one of the most crowded and combative Republican primaries in the state’s modern history. Speaking at The Citadel, the military college …

Gov. Greg Abbott informed Texas House Democrats late Sunday that he would attempt to have them removed from office if they do not return to Austin to pass the GOP’s proposed new congressional maps. The Republican governor’s late-night missive came after more than 50 Democrats left the state Sunday afternoon …

The Senate adjourned Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to confirm dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, capping off days of tense negotiations and partisan finger-pointing — and an explosive Truth Social post from Trump telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to “GO TO HELL.” The …

Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year, raising the stakes in what’s poised to be a national fight over redistricting ahead of next year’s midterm …

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced Saturday it will reinstate information about former President Donald Trump’s two Senate impeachment trials in its long-running “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden” exhibit, after facing public criticism for quietly removing the reference. The move to restore the Trump placard came days …

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a temporary restraining order barring immigration agents from detaining individuals based solely on their language, job, or presence in certain public areas, in a major rebuke to tactics used in Trump administration immigration raids across Los Angeles. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of …

The Senate voted Saturday to confirm former Fox News host and longtime prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, solidifying a key legal appointment in President Donald Trump’s second-term administration. Pirro was confirmed in a 50-45 vote, with no Democrats voting in favor. Five senators — …

President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the deployment of two U.S. nuclear submarines “to the appropriate regions” in response to escalating rhetoric from Dmitry Medvedev, the former president of Russia and current deputy chairman of its Security Council. “Based on the highly provocative statements of the Former President …

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced Friday it will begin winding down its operations after nearly six decades, following a decision by Congress to eliminate its federal funding. The announcement comes just weeks after President Donald Trump signed a package of sweeping spending cuts, which included rescinding $1.1 billion …

President Donald Trump on Friday fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer just hours after the release of a dismal jobs report, accusing her of manipulating employment data to damage his administration politically. The abrupt termination follows the BLS’s announcement that only 73,000 jobs were added in July …

The U.S. job market showed alarming weakness in July, with just 73,000 new jobs added and deep revisions to prior data suggesting economic conditions are far worse than previously believed. The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released Friday, left the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2%. But the …