An hours-long outage on StudentAid.

The bill would have set deadlines for the oil and gas industry to plug inactive wells, which can pose a danger to the environment.

A federal judge says she hopes to rule next week on whether to block President Donald Trump’s administration from banning transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.

Again and again, the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.

Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges.

A federal judge repeatedly sounded skeptical that mass firings of probationary federal workers were made by the government because the employees couldn’t do their jobs.

President Donald Trump is hosting Ireland's prime minister, Micheál Martin, for the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded opposition research during the 2016 presidential campaign into ties between the Republican candidate and Russia.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the government.

The Environmental Protection Agency said it has terminated grant agreements worth $20 billion issued by the Biden administration under a so-called green bank to finance climate-friendly projects.

The deep cuts across federal agencies since Donald Trump’s return to the White House include reductions in force, which mean not only layoffs but also elimination of positions altogether.

President Trump's nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting ready to appear before Congress.

At least three-quarters of South Carolina’s House members approved the more than 100 sections of the state’s $14 billion spending plan this week.

A former Republican Tennessee lawmaker has received a pardon from President Donald Trump two weeks into his 21-month prison sentence for an illegal campaign finance scheme.

Democrats in Washington are trying to sound optimistic following Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's announcement she won't seek reelection in New Hampshire in 2026.

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes have adopted sharply different approaches to handling Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department, officials have suggested other agencies could take over its major responsibilities.

A government lawyer has asked a federal judge to move the legal fight over the detention of Mahmoud Khalil to either New Jersey or Louisiana.

President Donald Trump in recent days has dismissed fears of a recession and brushed aside the stock market sell-off, going so far as to say, “You can’t really watch the stock market.”.

The Associated Press has obtained a document showing that the Trump administration is halting a $1 billion program that helps preserve affordable housing.

President Donald Trump is openly challenging U.S. allies by increasing tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% as he vows to take back wealth he says was “stolen” by other countries, drawing quick retaliation from Europe and Canada.

The hearing on House Bill 3 started Tuesday and ended Wednesday morning. Hundreds of Texans waited overnight to testify.

Prosecutors in the Justice Department section that handles public corruption cases have been told the unit will be significantly reduced in size, and its cases will be transferred to U.S. attorney’s offices around the country, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals did not clarify why it halted the execution of David Wood in its order granting the stay.