The Supreme Court signaled on Monday that it may narrow when federal inmates are allowed to sue individual prison officials over poor medical care. During oral argument, several justices asked questions suggesting that a narrower ruling could draw support, leaving in place the precedent that governs lawsuits against federal officers.

President Donald Trump acknowledged that the Iran war played a role in Republicans' midterm losses, while defending his administration's national security decisions. In Sunday's interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Trump was asked about Vice President JD Vance's unusually blunt assessment

Secretary of State Marco Rubio poured cold water on hopes for a quick deal with Iran on Sunday, saying talks have made little progress and Tehran keeps making demands Washington cannot accept. Rubio spoke to reporters in Florida before leaving for Paris, where he is attending a meeting of G7

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters is leaving the Trump administration as Stephen Miller takes control of the West Wing following Susie Wiles' departure. Walters, a longtime Republican operative and close ally of Wiles, submitted his resignation Friday, according to multiple reports. It is the first major

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Dave McCormick is backing a push by conservative colleagues to delay the Senate GOP leadership elections scheduled for Tuesday, after Democrats won control of both the House and Senate in the midterms. "As I've shared with Leader Thune, I don't believe we

The Secret Service arrested two people outside the White House on Monday in separate incidents near Lafayette Park. Video that spread quickly online showed a vehicle that appeared to have run into a barrier, with smoke coming from the engine. A Crash and a Barricade Jumper "Just before 10:

A New York Democrat who won reelection last week is warning his party not to impeach President Donald Trump again once it takes control of Congress in January. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a moderate, said Democrats risk wasting their new power if they put impeachment and partisan investigations ahead of the

Republican Texas state Rep. Steve Toth has won the race for Texas' 2nd Congressional District, narrowly beating Democrat Shaun Finnie in one of the state's most closely watched House contests. Decision Desk HQ projected Toth the winner after he took nearly 51% of the vote to roughly

Georgia election officials have opened an investigation after 388 Election Day votes were left out of the first unofficial results in a state House race, a gap that changed which candidate was in the lead. The problem surfaced in Seminole County in southwest Georgia and involved the tight contest for