The US Senate this week could vote on the Laken Riley Act and approve it in time for the incoming president to sign it into ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for a Georgia nursing student killed by an illegal immigrant, is heading to the Senate as the GOP prioritizes border security.

Amid deep soul-searching after their 2024 defeats, some Democrats are hopping on board with some of Donald Trump’s proposals.

Val Hoyle (D-Ore.), Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.), Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) and Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) voted “yes” ...

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Randal “Randy” Perkins, the founder of a nationally recognized South Florida disaster relief company that cleaned up New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina ...

The outspoken Democratic congressman, Ritchie Torres, is denouncing New York City’s criminal justice system after a 23 year old man with a long rap sheet was charged with attempted murder in a subway ...

The former Royal Air Force Tornado F2, acquired by the future NASA chief, is the specially equipped TIARA (Tornado Integrated Avionics Research Aircraft), used as a testbed for various avionics ...

In the year of the castoff quarterback, it's fitting that two of the best — Jared Goff and Sam Darnold — will help decide the NFC North this Sunday at Ford Field. Goff already has set career ...

One of the most-discussed reforms that the new Trump administration is considering is an advisory group with no budget or paid staff. Heading the curiously named Department of Government ...

The top House Democrat on the Rules Committee is denouncing Republicans for attempting to restrict the minority party’s ability to oust the speaker in the latest House rules legislation set to ...