Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is deflecting questions about a possible 2028 presidential campaign after Democrats' gains in the midterm elections, insisting her party should focus on governing instead of launching another long presidential contest. The New York democratic socialist told reporters that voters expect lawmakers to address economic concerns

"I wasn't apologizing for anything we did." That is what Sen. John Thune told Senate Republicans behind closed doors Tuesday, hours after his colleagues returned him to the leadership by acclamation. With another term as Republican leader secured, Thune's first instinct was to defend

An Alaska judge on Wednesday rejected Democrat Mary Peltola's request for the names of voters whose absentee ballots were rejected, handing her campaign a courtroom loss in the country's last uncalled Senate race. Peltola is challenging Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, a two-term incumbent, in a

House Republicans passed a sweeping veterans bill on Veterans Day that would raise compensation for thousands of combat-injured military retirees, and they did it without a single recorded vote. The House approved the package Wednesday by voice vote after a contentious debate over how to pay for it. The

At least eight people were killed and 17 injured when a three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, and rescue crews spent the night searching the wreckage for more victims. The mixed-use building at 1321 Flatbush Avenue came down shortly after 4 p.m., falling into an

Richard Posner, the federal appeals court judge and legal scholar who helped make economic analysis a central part of American law, died Tuesday at age 87. The University of Chicago Law School, where Posner taught for decades and remained a senior lecturer after leaving the bench, announced his death Wednesday.

The House of Representatives took a decisive step this week to help Americans with disabilities who want to work. Lawmakers passed legislation that renews the Social Security Administration’s ability to test practical reforms and remove the bureaucratic traps that keep too many people on the sidelines. H.R. 8884,

A Kentucky election came down to a single quarter after both candidates finished with exactly 91 votes for a local office. The sheriff supplied the coin, the county clerk flipped it, and the candidate who got first call picked heads. It landed tails. That gave Democrat Kristen Fryman the Robertson

An active shooting near Logan Circle in Washington, D.C., left at least five people wounded Thursday morning, according to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department, which spoke to Fox News Digital. Authorities said the shooter was no longer considered to be at large. Officers contained the situation, and the