Key congressional Republicans are poised to break with Donald Trump on his proposed 44% raise for the Pentagon, a rare act of defiance that signals the president’s weakening grip on Washington as the midterm elections near and he quickly approaches the back half of his second term.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will head to Congress ...Read more

Sharp divisions are shaping an increasingly messy Democratic primary for a purple House seat in a ruby-red state.

The May 12 Democratic primary for Nebraska’s open 2nd District features labor-backed progressive John Cavanaugh and political action committee co-founder Denise Powell.

Several other Democrats are also on the ballot, including ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Two Democrats vying to unseat U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., later this year made their pitches to voters ahead of their party’s primary in just three weeks.

Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, who is endorsed by the local party committees for the May 19 primary, and Lucia Simonelli, a grassroots candidate and climate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Florida Rep. Daniel Webster announced his retirement Tuesday, joining the wave of House members opting against reelection this fall.

“It has been an honor and privilege to represent my beloved state in the U.S. House of Representatives,” the eight-term Republican said in a statement. “The time has come to pass the torch to ...Read more

In a blunt assessment, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday that the profound economic reforms Cuba needs to get out of a severe humanitarian crisis can’t happen under the country’s current leadership, raising questions about the future of U.S. talks with Havana.

In an interview with "Fox and Friends," Rubio said Cuba is a failed ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The future of the legal status for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the U.S. will face a test at Supreme Court oral arguments Wednesday, as the Trump administration seeks to unilaterally strip deportation protections from migrants in the face of some congressional opposition.

The cases set for arguments Wednesday will ...Read more

President Donald Trump ramped up his push for a new White House ballroom on Tuesday by promoting an unorthodox and sharply worded legal filing after the shooting attack at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner.

Trump posted legal papers filed by his Department of Justice that included his claims that the historic preservation group ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether the Trump administration may revoke temporary protected status for about 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian immigrants.

TPS allows people who are already in the United States to legally reside and work here if they are unable to safely return to their home country ...Read more

When Pope Leo XIV speaks about war, his message is clear: Violence degrades human dignity, and peace must remain the goal even when it feels out of reach. When Donald Trump speaks about conflict, his clarity takes a different form: Threats must be confronted, adversaries deterred, and, at times, force becomes unavoidable.

To many observers, ...Read more

Before the legislative session began in January, corporations, political committees and lobbyists showered the accounts of some of Florida’s most influential lawmakers with a fresh $14 million in a single day

It has been 16 years since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision flung open the door to unlimited corporate money. Its ...Read more

Most people know the basics of healthy living that become more important as you grow older: Eat plenty of vegetables, exercise regularly, sleep well, have a social life, limit your alcohol consumption and don’t smoke.

As an economist and social psychologist who study altruism and health, we wondered whether civic engagement might ...Read more

Texas Congressman Pete Sessions testified Monday that his former GOP colleague, ex-Miami-Dade Rep. David Rivera, enlisted him in 2017 to persuade Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to step down and hold democratic elections.

But the Republican lawmaker acknowledged he did not know at the time that Rivera’s consulting company had signed a $...Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court gave Bayer AG a mixed reception on its bid to stop tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup herbicide should have been labeled as a cancer risk.

Hearing arguments in Washington Monday, the justices weighed a $1.25 million jury verdict won by a Missouri man who blamed Roundup for his non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The ...Read more

MIAMI — Texas Congressman Pete Sessions testified Monday that his former GOP colleague, ex-Florida Rep. David Rivera, enlisted him in 2017 to persuade Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to step down and hold democratic elections.

But the Republican lawmaker acknowledged he did not know at the time that Rivera’s consulting company had ...Read more

Baltimore City Councilman Mark Conway challenged U.S. Rep Kweisi Mfume to a debate in the latest development in the race for Maryland’s 7th District.

“If he is ready to defend his record, he should welcome a debate on these issues. If he refuses, the people of Baltimore will have their answer,” Conway said Monday in a statement. The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether the police use of phone tracking data violates the Constitution’s protection against “unreasonable searches.”

Most of the justices sounded wary of barring investigators from obtaining precise location history from Google or cellphone providers if it helps find a ...Read more

President Donald Trump angrily erupted at CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell after she read portions of the White House Correspondents Dinner gunman’s writings on ’60 Minutes.’

Even as he expressed hope for a better relationship with critical media after the shooting, Trump blew his top when O’Donnell asked him about his reaction to the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — In a more normal week, a reauthorization of surveillance powers, a budget resolution or the farm bill might take center stage on the House floor.

This week, the House is scheduled to do all that as well as host a joint meeting of Congress to hear from King Charles III.

The British monarch, who will be feted by President Donald ...Read more

Researcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019 that was published with input from 323 participants.

But over a six-month period in 2024, in a new legal environment for abortion access, the research team was only able to find three service members...Read more