WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy shot down an Iranian drone headed toward a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, spooking oil markets amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

A U.S. F-35C warplane shot down the drone in self-defense as the unmanned aircraft “aggressively approached” the USS Abraham Lincoln with “unclear ...Read more

Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in person to a Republican congressional investigation into notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, apparently ending their defiant campaign of resistance.

The former president and ex-secretary of state emailed staffers for the GOP-led House Oversight Committee saying they would accept GOP demands and...Read more

TAMPA, Fla. — Retired Brig. Gen. Leela Gray, a Pinellas County resident, entered the Democratic primary to unseat U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in Florida’s Congressional District 13 on Tuesday.

Though 2024 Democratic challenger Whitney Fox lost to Luna by nearly 10 points, national Democrats once again are aiming for upsets in two red-...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House narrowly cleared a $1.2 trillion spending package Tuesday with bipartisan support, effectively ending a four-day-old partial government shutdown despite a lingering battle over immigration enforcement policies.

President Donald Trump has promised to sign the five-bill spending package for fiscal 2026 “immediately.” ...Read more

DENVER — With less than five months to go until Colorado’s June 30 primary election, the money game came into sharper focus across the state’s congressional races and U.S. Senate contest with last weekend’s campaign finance reporting deadline.

Colorado features one of the closest congressional races in the nation — the 8th ...Read more

The ex-husband of former first lady Jill Biden was charged in his wife’s murder on Tuesday, more than a month after she was found dead on her living room floor in their Delaware home.

Linda Stevenson, 64, had been found “unresponsive in the living room” in late December by police responding to a domestic dispute call and was pronounced ...Read more

Congressional Republicans struggled Tuesday to move forward with a compromise spending bill that would end the partial government shutdown and might rein in the ICE anti-immigrant operation that has roiled the nation.

House GOP leaders and President Donald Trump were pressuring right-wing lawmakers to back the retooled spending package that ...Read more

An unusually large majority of Americans agree that the recent scenes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis are disturbing.

Federal immigration agents have deployed with weapons and tactics more commonly associated with military operations than with civilian law enforcement. The federal government has ...Read more

Back in 2013, the Supreme Court tossed out a key provision of the Voting Rights Act regarding federal oversight of elections. It appears poised to abolish another pillar of the law.

In a case known as Louisiana v. Callais, the court appears ready to rule against Louisiana and its Black voters. In doing so, the court may well abolish ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Top House Republicans are plowing forward with plans to vote Tuesday on a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that punts on full-year funding for the Homeland Security Department after securing support from their right flank on a key procedural vote.

After a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, Rep. Anna ...Read more

DETROIT — First-term Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Barrett led the Michigan House delegation in fundraising last quarter, posting a more than $1 million haul as he prepares to fight for a second term in his competitive mid-Michigan district.

Among his would-be challengers, Democrat Bridget Brink of Lansing, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — State Sen. Sharif Street maintained his financial advantage. Physicians Ala Stanford and David Oxman have turned to self-funding their campaigns. And State Reps. Chris Rabb and Morgan Cephas are low on cash — but one might be getting help soon.

The crowded Democratic primary for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District is ...Read more

Republican opposition to President Donald Trump’s deal with Democrats to end the partial U.S. government shutdown began to crumble late Monday despite the ongoing a standoff over the administration’s immigration crackdown.

Trump implored House Republicans in a social media post to pass the spending measure “IMMEDIATELY!” He told ...Read more

President Donald Trump defended his plan to shut down the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for two years, calling it necessary to complete a $200 million renovation that includes the installation of a new Carrier Global Corp. air conditioning system.

“It’s in very bad shape. It’s run-down. It’s dilapidated, sort of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed Monday to appear for depositions as part of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s investigation of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as the House took steps to vote on contempt of Congress measures this week.

Attorneys for the Clintons informed the committee they accept terms...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he anticipated talks with Iran over a new nuclear deal in the coming days, building on a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at averting war between the two countries.

“We have ships heading to Iran right now, big ones, biggest and the best, and we have talks going on with Iran,” Trump told reporters Monday...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that the federal government should “nationalize” elections, repeating — without evidence — his long-running claim that U.S. elections are beset by widespread fraud.

Speaking on a podcast hosted by former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, Trump said Republicans should “take over the voting in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is hanging on to his GOP majority by a thread as he faces tough maneuverings to fund the government after parts of it shut down over the weekend.

House Republicans’ already slim margin dropped by another seat Monday night after the swearing-in of Democratic Rep. Christian Menefee, who won Texas’ blue 18th...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called on Republicans to seize control of election processes from individual states, signaling that he may push for drastic measures to change the dynamics of the midterm elections.

“Amazing that the Republicans aren’t tougher on it,” Trump said in an interview Monday with former FBI official Dan ...Read more