A federal judge sentenced the attempted assassin of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh to more than eight years in prison Friday.

Lawmakers on both sides played the blame game this week as the partial shutdown of the federal government rolled on.

The Supreme Court’s term starting Monday could include a challenge to President Donald Trump’s order to curtail birthright ...

When government funding expired this week, so did a health care policy that allowed Medicare to cover telehealth services.

Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz's proposal for AI companies to seek regulatory waivers from the White House is popular with ...

A partial government shutdown took effect in Congress and across the country as the fiscal year ended and both parties dug in their heels.

The shutdown rolled on Thursday with both sides dug in and Trump using the lapse as an excuse to cut “dead wood” in the executive branch.

A DOJ watchdog found changes have “significantly reduced” the number of noncompliant searches under a powerful surveillance authority.

Democratic lawmakers and strategists have panned Vance’s role as the shutdown entered its second day Thursday and appeared ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including the shutdown and campaign developments.

Here archival photos of Dr. Jane Goodall, who died Wednesday at the age of 91, from some of her appearances on Capitol Hill.