Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the pain at the pump Americans are feeling should be easing soon.

Melania Trump made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to push Congress to pass bills broadening access to services for young people in foster care, calling it a "moral imperative."The first lady began working on foster care issues after President Donald Trump's...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday he was "taken aback" by recent comments from Pope Leo XIV on the war with Iran as tensions between the pontiff and President Donald Trump continued, The Hill reported.

The U.S. government has released all funds allocated for security at the soccer World Cup, but the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security has affected planning and coordination, a department official told a Senate hearing Wednesday.

On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq rallied to record closing highs on Wednesday as investors were encouraged by corporate earnings and hopeful of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations.

An effort to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes, and drones will require a massive upfront investment, President Donald Trump's budget director told a House committee Wednesday.

Guards severely beat and pepper-sprayed detainees at a state-run immigration detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades this month, according to a lawyer for two detainees.The guards targeted Katherine Blankenship's clients and other detainees...

Former President George W. Bush is wading into Texas' heated Senate runoff, donating thousands to Sen. John Cornyn's campaign as the Republican incumbent faces a fierce primary runoff challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton.

A jury has found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, dealing the company a loss in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of U.S. states.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are moving closer to a framework agreement to end the war, with progress reported during talks on Tuesday as both sides work against an April 21 ceasefire deadline.

Older Americans relying on Social Security could see their monthly benefits rise by about $56 next year, according to new estimates - but advocates warn the increase is unlikely to keep pace with rising living costs, Connecticut Post reports.

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., called Tuesday for the House to impeach Chief Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia after a federal appeals court blocked the judge's contempt investigation of Trump administration officials.

Sixty-five percent of U.S. voters blame President Donald Trump for the surge in gas prices, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll, which surveyed 1,038 registered voters nationwide from April 9-13...

Federal prosecutors have filed additional felony charges against the suspect accused of placing pipe bombs near the Republican and Democratic National Committee offices the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.

A contingency plan to enable Europe to defend itself via NATO structures without direct U.S. involvement is gaining momentum among key allies, according to officials familiar with the discussions, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

President Donald Trump criticized Fox News in a Truth Social post Wednesday over coverage of the California gubernatorial race. "Why is FoxNews showing SLEAZEBAG Tom Steyer, doing a big piece on him right now...

Prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office made a surprise visit on Tuesday to the Federal Reserve's headquarters renovation project, as the Trump administration continues its pressure campaign against the central bank.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Tuesday he advised President Donald Trump to delete an artificial intelligence-generated image posted on Truth Social depicting the president placing a healing hand on a prone man's head.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he expects the legislature to pass new congressional maps in the next couple of weeks.

An aviation safety bill to address lessons from last year’s midair collision of a jet with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital was approved by the House on Tuesday, but key senators and the families of the victims say the bill still needs strengthening.