Bowing to bipartisan concerns in Congress, President Donald Trump retreated Tuesday from his plan to create an independent space force in the Pentagon, proposing instead to consolidate the military's space...

The Supreme Court meets behind closed doors Friday to weigh a question that could shape the political power of California for the decade ahead. At issue is the Trump administration's plan to ask all...

On the face of it, self-declared socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Donald Trump have little in common when it comes to economic policy. He's been cutting taxes. She wants the rich to pay more. He...

In a display of their ability to act as a government, several Venezuelan opposition leaders traveled to Washington on Thursday to share first steps of their plan to lead the country out of its humanitarian...

Just like last year, it was a beautifully sunny, crisp Valentine's Day in Parkland. There were media trucks lined up like a train for half a mile. Students, parents, teachers held each other. They were...

In the nation's opioid epidemic, the carnage is far from over. A new projection of opioid overdose death rates suggests that even if there is steady progress in reducing prescription narcotics abuse...

President Donald Trump sought Sunday to pre-emptively cast blame on Democrats if an impasse over his demand for a border wall leads to a second partial government shutdown this week. Stopgap funding...

Lawmakers heard from an expert Thursday who said there is "no wiggle room" for the Treasury secretary to deny a request for President Donald Trump's tax returns from one of the tax committees. A refusal...

Democrats on a House subcommittee demanded answers Thursday from Health and Human Services officials regarding how many children were actually separated from parents during the "zero tolerance" policy...

Even as climate change has rapidly evolved from an abstract threat to a tangible crisis, political candidates have struggled to make it a central focus of campaigns dominated by more immediate voter concerns. Now,...