The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.

Paulette Jiles, a horse-riding poet and historical novelist who evoked the grit and grandeur of the American West in “News of ...

Civil rights investigations, student loan borrowing and financial aid are among the areas that will be affected by a department with diminished capacity.

It's almost time to redraw Ohio's congressional map, and Republicans hold all the power to draw more GOP districts headed into competitive national midterm elections.

North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis may hold key vote on controversial Third Circuit Court of Appeals nominee Emil Bove.

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Education Department to proceed with mass layoffs. But not all the firings were reversed.

A total of 10 Republican senators are urging the Trump administration to reverse its decision to withhold more than $6 ...

The family of disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell have said new evidence such as “government misconduct” could be used to challenge her imprisonment. The 63-year-old was found guilty in ...

President Donald Trump appears to have found six accomplices in his quest to dismantle the federal government, according to ...

Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...

Longtime Justice Department lawyer Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was terminated as an ...

The judge overseeing the proceedings suggested there were weaknesses in the government’s case against the Salvadoran man.