The Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Monday to restrict state laws allowing the counting of late-arriving ballots, in a challenge to Mississippi’s state law on absentee ballots.

Lawmakers face a final sprint this week before a mini spring break recess — that is, if leadership lets them leave. With new urgency to fund the Department of Homeland Security, the focus will be on ...

An attempt by Senate GOP leaders to reopen the Department of Homeland Security while punting on immigration enforcement funding blew up within hours, after President Donald Trump issued an angry ...

President Donald Trump announced Monday morning that he had ordered the U.S. military to delay strikes on some Iranian infrastructure targets for five days while his team negotiates with Tehran. After ...

Federal officials are unsure how to respond to a court order blocking a key vaccine advisory committee, following “miscommunication” over next steps by an advisory committee member and Trump ...

The White House fleshed out its latest offer on immigration enforcement practices Friday night at a bipartisan meeting with senators, as lawmakers scramble to find a compromise that would end a ...

Illinois Democrats picked their nominees for four open House seats with mixed results for pro-Israel groups and former ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune set a deadline of next week for resolving the Homeland Security Department funding standoff ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to establish a task force to eliminate fraud in federal nutrition ...

The other leading contenders in the 10-person Democratic primary to succeed Kelly are Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller ...

The war powers resolution from Democratic Sens. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, Tim Kaine of Virginia and Adam B. Schiff of ...

This week’s Senate action is an effort by GOP leadership to put Democrats on the record — and respond to growing pressure.