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Richard Grenell, a close ally of President Trump who was installed to run the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is leavi ...

After failing to reach the needed 60 votes for a third time Thursday, will the Senate vote to end the partial shutdown 2026 on Friday, March 13?

We've hit day 28 of the partial shutdown. When will the government reopen and DHS funding bill pass? Does the Senate vote today? Here's the latest.

The U.S. military said on Thursday a refueling aircraft went down in Iraq with rescue efforts on the way.

House lawmakers were digging into Jeffrey Epstein’s sprawling financial portfolio Wednesday as a committee deposed his former accountant ...

The Senate again tried to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but failed to get a procedural vote across the finish line, with a 51-46 vote. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the ...

D.C.’s Folger Theatre is teeing up another re-envisioned Shakespearean classic, this time set in the District and envisioned ...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, reversed himself on the Senate filibuster today after years of unflinching support for the 60-vote threshold to pass most bills.

Heavy waves of airstrikes shook Beirut and Tehran on Wednesday and into Thursday morning, adding to the toll of the war in ...

Lawmakers with the Senate Armed Services Committee are being briefed Tuesday on U.S. military operations in Iran. Ahead of the classified briefing, some lawmakers said they have several questions ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will speak with the media Tuesday morning as tensions with Iran persist following U.S. strikes on the Middle Eastern nation ...