Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., sparred with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday in a highly charged exchange over inflation, tariffs, and immigration at a House hearing on the state of the economy, at one point telling the committee chair to "shut him up" as ...

Vice President JD Vance is advocating a trade system involving price floors for critical minerals.

A senior Russian official said Moscow will consider military measures if the United States proceeds with plans to deploy its Golden Dome missile defense program to Greenland. The comments were made ahead of Thursdays expiration of the New START treaty.

Most Greenlanders dont want to become part of the United States, according to a poll released earlier this week. The survey, published by The Copenhagen Post, showed that 76% reject the idea of becoming part of the U.S. while just 16% say they do not know.

The British government said Wednesday it will release emails and other records about the decision to appoint former diplomat Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the U.S. after lawmakers demanded more transparency over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

A new national poll finds strong support for utility-scale solar energy among Republican voters, particularly when the technology is manufactured in the United States and free of Chinese ties.

Prominent Democrats criticized Amazon founder Jeff Bezos after hundreds of employees were laid off from The Washington Post on Wednesday, calling the cuts a threat to independent journalism and democratic accountability.

Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., announced Wednesday that he will not seek reelection, opting instead to retire from Congress at the end of his current term.

Vice President JD Vance said the case against former CNN reporter Don Lemon is "rock solid" after he was charged with his involvement in an anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church last month.

Some staffers with New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene have formed a "Global Oppression and Public Health Working Group" that accuses Israel of committing genocide, reported the New York Post.

Bill Gates said in an interview that he regrets spending time with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is reviewing whether vandalism at a Catholic school in Southern California constitutes a hate crime following extensive damage discovered at Holy Innocents Catholic School in Long Beach this week.

The Department of Justice removed a government attorney from an assignment in Minnesota after she told a federal judge, "This job sucks" and said immigration authorities had failed to comply with court orders, according to a source familiar with the move.

Democrats escalated their standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, pressing for new restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement as lawmakers face a Feb. 13 deadline to prevent an agency shutdown.

California motorists are getting a preview of what energy experts warn could soon become a full-blown gasoline shock one that sends prices soaring to $8.43 per gallon, the California Globe reports.

Virginia Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger this week ordered state law enforcement agencies to end cooperation with federal immigration authorities, formally terminating agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A House select subcommittee investigating unresolved questions surrounding the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has subpoenaed T-Mobile while seeking customer data the congressmen say could be critical to congressional oversight and potential legislative reforms.

U.S. stocks ended lower Wednesday, with losses in Advanced Micro Devices, Palantir and other technology companies, as investors worried about pricey valuations and whether Wall Street's AI rally has reached its peak.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is taking direct aim at Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a new campaign ad that labels the state's top elections official "Judas," escalating intraparty tensions ahead of the next election cycle.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Wednesday that he does not believe Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell committed a crime during congressional testimony last year...

Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer of New York claims immigration enforcement in the U.S. "is reminiscent of a dictatorship." Schumer was joined on Wednesday by House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced arrests of 152 criminal illegal aliens during a three-day enforcement operation in Florida conducted with state, local, and federal partners.

Former Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron issued a blistering public rebuke of the newspaper's leadership, calling the moment "one of the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations" as the paper undergoes deep cuts and internal upheaval.

The U.S. agency that enforces laws banning workplace discrimination said in a court filing Wednesday it is investigating Nike for allegedly discriminating against white people through its diversity policies.

Germany is weighing investments ranging from spy satellites and space planes to offensive lasers under a $41 billion military space spending plan aimed at countering growing threats from Russia and China in orbit, the country's space commander said.