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Congress is on pace to pass fewer laws than any two-year session since the Obama administration, according to GovTrack data cited in a new report.
So far, the current Republican-controlled Congress has enacted 97 bills into law, while the previous 118th Congress passed 274 bills. That puts the current session on track to be the least productive by that measure...
Zul Mohamed, a Texas political candidate who pleaded guilty to more than 100 voter-fraud-related felony charges, is facing renewed backlash after a video circulated online appearing to show him making hostile remarks about U.S. veterans, the military, and the country.
Mohamed, a Pakistani-American candidate who ran as a nonpartisan mayoral contender in Denton County, Texas, pleaded guilty in 2024 to...
Thousands of people experiencing homelessness were registered to vote using the addresses of Los Angeles shelters and service providers, even though many did not live at those locations and some of the facilities do not offer overnight beds.
The issue has drawn new attention after Spencer Pratt was eliminated by Nithya Raman in the mayor’s race Monday night. One drop-in...
Customs and Border Protection officers stopped two vehicles at separate southern border crossings on Sunday and seized more than $300,000 worth of narcotics, according to the agency.
The seizures come as illegal border crossings have dropped sharply in recent months, even as federal officials continue to report attempts to smuggle drugs, weapons and people into the United States.
The first seizure...
President Donald Trump ended an interview with NBC News on Sunday after a tense exchange over California’s vote-counting process and his claims about the 2020 election.
The back-and-forth unfolded during an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, who pressed Trump on his argument that California’s elections were being manipulated because some races had not yet been called several...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles pushed back Friday night against a report claiming she plans to leave her post after the November midterms, calling the story a “piece of fiction.”
Wiles, 69, issued the denial in a statement posted to X shortly after the Daily Mail published an article alleging she was preparing to step down. The report...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman became emotional Tuesday night as early election results showed her trailing both incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Republican challenger Spencer Pratt in the race to lead the nation’s second-largest city.
Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, entered the race in February after previously endorsing Bass. Her campaign sought to attract progressive voters who...
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy is introducing legislation aimed at overhauling the H-1B visa program, arguing that the system has long disadvantaged American workers by allowing companies to rely on lower-cost foreign labor.
The proposal, titled the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act, would make several significant changes to the H-1B visa process, including eliminating the current lottery system, requiring employers...
Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to advance legislation that would provide additional support to Ukraine, breaking with House GOP leadership and highlighting ongoing divisions within the Republican Party over U.S. involvement in the war.
The House voted 218-204 to move forward with the Ukraine Support Act through a discharge petition, a procedural tool that allows lawmakers to bring...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned the tables on Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., during a tense Senate budget hearing Wednesday, bringing up the senator’s son and his past communications with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Wyden accused the Trump administration of engaging in “corrupt” behavior.
The exchange quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the hearing as lawmakers...