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In what appears to be a striking betrayal, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has become a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, raising concerns about the unity and direction of the ...

On Friday, the not-so-surprising news sailed across the transom that President Trump’s Department of Justice moved to dismiss the five-count bribery case against New York City’s fun-loving Mayor Adams ...

The triumph of Trump’s most controversial picks has set the tone for the president’s domineering relationship with Congress — ...

Hours before President Donald Trump was sworn in to begin his second term, promising a “golden age” for America, the leader ...

The Arizona lawmaker diagnoses what he thinks needs to change in the way his party communicates with men, Latinos and Trump ...

Reestablishing an immigration office at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail is just the first step in a more complex ...

RI's GOP leaders feel "liberated" by Trump agenda; and Mark Patinkin visits the Old Canteen's Sal Marzilli in restaurant's ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell was a generational force for the Republican Party — using procedural tactics and political will to ...

The president's executive orders have already drawn dozens of legal challenges, including some that could make it to the U.S.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies Jan. 29, 2025, at his confirmation hearing. President Donald Trump named RFK Jr. to serve as secretary of Health and Human ...

MISSION, Texas (AP) — An idled Border Patrol bus sat empty this week, on standby for any migrants surrendering near the southern tip of Texas. Agents in two speedboats zipped past pockets of sandy ...