Washington Times

The Senate early Saturday passed legislation to extend government funding through March 14, barely averting a shutdown with a vote coming just after the midnight deadline.

President Joe Biden secured the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term, when…

A judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state.

Republicans and Democrats coalesced around the GOP's revamped legislation to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday, hours ahead of the government funding deadline.

House Republicans, with input from President-elect Donald Trump and his team, have agreed to move a temporary government funding extension and wait until early next year to tackle the debt limit.

President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections for transgender student athletes and cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans, the first steps in an administration-wide plan to jettison pending regulations to prevent…

An Egyptian man who was a student at George Mason University has been accused of plotting a terror attack against Israel's consulate at the U.N. in New York.

A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in west suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of far-right political influencer Nick Fuentes.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Brian Burch, president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote, to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See in Rome.

The White House on Friday sidestepped a barrage of questions from the media about why President Biden has been missing in action while a potential government shutdown looms.

The 2024 election saw $1.7 billion spent on TV ads in House races, the most money ever dumped into congressional marketing.

House Republicans on Friday began coalescing around a new plan to fund the government before the midnight deadline, preparing to vote on a temporary funding extension separate from other year-end priorities loaded into prior versions of the bill.

A racist pro-Trump message found at a Tennessee college is the latest example of a fraudster seeking to stoke fear by perpetrating a fake hate crime.

President-elect Donald Trump says any shutdown in federal operations should begin immediately under President Biden and not when he takes charge at the White House.

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters on Friday that he had another plan to avert a partial government shutdown after his previous two went up in smoke.

Some federal workers are "secretly hoping" for a government shutdown in the coming weeks, figuring it will earn them extra time off.

A group of Americans with family members stranded in the Gaza Strip sued President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday, saying they have deserted their relatives in the war-torn region and violated their…

President-elect Donald Trump says the European Union must buy more oil and gas from the U.S. or face sweeping tariffs on products they send to the states.

A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration.

President Biden announced Friday that he is canceling $4.28 billion in student loans for nearly 55,000 public service workers as he prepares to exit the White House.