The House of Representatives delivered a rare unanimous vote this week to restore a federal office dedicated to advocating for the surviving families of America’s military veterans. Lawmakers voted 424-0 to approve H.R. 1228, the “Prioritizing Veterans’ Survivors Act,” legislation designed to return the Department of Veterans

The Senate has confirmed John Phelan to lead the Department of the Navy, delivering another important personnel victory for President Donald Trump as his administration advances its national security and military reform agenda. Phelan won confirmation in a 62-30 vote, drawing support from lawmakers in both parties despite questions

Hunter Biden secured a $1.7 million punitive-damages award after a California federal judge ruled that former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne repeatedly spread an unsupported allegation involving an alleged Iranian bribery scheme. U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson, a Ronald Reagan appointee, issued the award Friday in Biden’

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced Monday that Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, will temporarily represent the state in the United States Senate following her brother’s sudden death. The appointment will allow Nordone to serve the remainder of Graham’s term, preserving

President Donald J. Trump has long understood that the Iranian regime considers him a primary target for retaliation. That threat dates back to January 2020, when Trump ordered the U.S. drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani, the powerful commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, shortly

Nearly a month after Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized following a medical emergency at his Washington, D.C., home, the Kentucky Republican has still not appeared publicly or addressed voters directly. McConnell’s office has said the 84-year-old senator is “continuing his recovery” and “continues to improve,” but

After decades of forcing Americans to reset their clocks every spring and fall, Congress may finally be prepared to bring the unpopular ritual to an end. The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote during the week of July 13 on legislation that would make daylight saving time permanent across

Maine Democrat Graham Platner formally withdrew from the U.S. Senate race Friday, bringing an already scandal-ridden campaign to an extraordinary end with a profane attack on federal immigration enforcement. Platner submitted his official withdrawal letter to Maine election officials days after suspending his campaign amid serious allegations from

Nearly a month after California Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly revealed that federal investigators were examining people close to him, the Democratic governor has offered few concrete details about the scope of the inquiry. Rather than resolving the controversy, Newsom’s statements have opened new questions about the investigation, the private