The ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling that President Joe Biden put in place on his way out of office doesn’t apply to federal waters off the Louisiana coast, but state Attorney General Liz Murrill is challenging the action she calls “blatantly illegal.

Outgoing President Biden on Monday issued a slew of pardons for more kin, including a broad, 11-year granting of clemency for his brother James — effectively killing any chance of

When the doors opened, dozens of men and women were ushered to a reception center where first they were greeted by Guatemalan Vice President Karin Herrera and other officials.

For all the Republican talk about "looking forward," the new president and some of his allies appear preoccupied with the retired Democratic president.

Democrats harshly criticized President Donald Trump for a news conference Thursday in which he said that his predecessors and diversity were to blame for Wednesday night’s fatal collision of an Army helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

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Robert Santos, who emphasized inclusivity and outreach to overlooked communities, has resigned as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, midway through his five-year term and in the midst of planning

Despite President Donald Trump’s calls to “drill, baby, drill,” many oil companies operating in the Gulf of Mexico will likely do what they’ve done for years: sit on hundreds of untapped oil leases across millions of acres.

Democratic senators have grilled three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks during their confirmation hearings

House Speaker Mike Johnson has formed a select subcommittee to further investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, assaults on the U.S. Capitol, while Rep. Barry Loudermilk has released an interim report on the

New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is pulling security protections and clearance for retired Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Mark Milley.