U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., has filed a defamation lawsuit against a man she previously accused of involvement in sex crimes.

The lawsuit filed in a Charleston court Monday accuses Eric Bowman of defaming her in a series of tweets that the lawsuit calls “objectively falsehoods,” including the allegation that Mace did “illegally steer or...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s reconciliation text would renew the Federal Communications Commission’s lapsed spectrum auction authority through fiscal 2034 and establish a pipeline of at least 600 megahertz of mid-band spectrum.

Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., disclosed in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal that ...Read more

The dismissal of Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has triggered a group of Democratic lawmakers to request an investigation of potential improper communication between the Library of Congress and the executive branch.

“The abrupt firing of Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden raises serious concerns that the executive branch is improperly...Read more

WASHINGTON — Uncertainty gripped the Library of Congress on Monday as the White House moved to assert more control over the legislative branch agency, naming Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as its acting head.

It comes after President Donald Trump fired longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden last week, followed by U.S. Copyright ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Detroit U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib is endorsing a state lawmaker who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar, a fellow Democrat who represents the district next door to hers in Congress.

Tlaib on Monday said she is backing state Rep. Donavan McKinney’s bid for Congress in Michigan’s 13th District and also took a dig at the ...Read more

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis signed new laws Monday that codify federal voting protections in Colorado’s election laws and reform the state’s much-maligned process of replacing lawmakers who leave office early.

Officially dubbed the Colorado Voting Rights Act, Senate Bill 1 is aimed at ensuring that Colorado law prevents discriminatory ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Sunday released the text of a long–awaited package that would make the most significant changes to Medicaid since the passage of the 2010 health care law, including work requirements on most healthy adults, more frequent eligibility checks on beneficiaries and changes to the way states raise their share of ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook earlier on Monday, just as the iPhone maker was reported to be considering price increases later this year.

Apple is weighing whether to raise prices for an iPhone lineup coming in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with ...Read more

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would normally celebrate a hostage release such as that taking place on Monday, though in this case the deal with Hamas is another sign U.S. President Donald Trump is starting to make decisions without him.

The freeing of Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen held captive by...Read more

WASHINGTON — Almost four months into his second term, President Donald Trump has moved away from his populist campaign rhetoric to a much bolder and disruptive economic policy approach built on tariffs — even being open to a potential recession — and urging Americans to consume less.

On the campaign trail, his sales pitch focused, in ...Read more

President Donald Trump Monday said he will implement a prescription drug payment plan that could dramatically lower prices paid by Medicare and possibly Medicaid, although details remain murky.

Trump claimed his proposed plan to tie drug prices to those paid in foreign nations would lower payments by the U.S. by up to 90%, although experts said...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House has named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting head of the Library of Congress, the Department of Justice confirmed Monday, as the administration makes a bid to exert more control over the legislative branch agency.

Blanche is a former personal attorney of President Donald Trump’s and replaces Carla ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Energy and Commerce Committee would target a wide range of Biden administration climate programs while advancing Republican goals for oil and natural gas in its portion of reconciliation text.

The committee is scheduled to begin its markup Tuesday of legislative text that includes energy and environment subtitles. The ...Read more

The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prioritize U.S. efforts to deal with the crisis of gang violence in Haiti.

Rubio, who supported Haiti while he was in the Senate, should reconsider restoring funding cuts, push for money for the ongoing international armed mission to fight...Read more

President Donald Trump on Monday defended his plan to accept a super-luxe $400 million jumbo jet as what he portrayed as a generous gift from the royal family of Qatar.

Claiming the opulent “palace in the sky” would help bridge the gap until Boeing completes a new presidential Air Force One, Trump said he’d be stupid to turn down the ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook earlier on Monday, just as the iPhone maker was reported to be considering price increases later this year.

Apple is weighing whether to raise prices for an iPhone lineup coming in the fall, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Monday said he will implement a prescription drug payment plan that could dramatically lower prices paid by Medicare, although details remain murky.

Trump claimed his proposed plan to tie drug prices to those paid in foreign nations would lower payments by the U.S. by up to 90%, although experts said it’s unclear if ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The White House has named Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting librarian of Congress, the Department of Justice confirmed Monday.

Blanche is a former personal attorney of President Donald Trump and replaces Carla Hayden, the longtime librarian of Congress whom Trump fired last week.

His appointment comes days after the...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that seeks to bring the price of drugs in the United States in line with what other countries pay.

The policy, known as most-favored-nation status, is intended to drive drug companies to lower prices domestically while other countries shoulder more of the cost. White ...Read more

The Trump administration announced Monday that it has launched an investigation into California's Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, a state program that provides monthly cash benefits to aged, blind and disabled noncitizens who are ineligible for Social Security benefits due to their immigration status.

The investigation began in Los ...Read more