Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown up his hands and said he will oppose a GOP-triggered government shutdown. That means he’s ...

Mark Klein, the former AT&T employee who helped expose the fact that the National Security Agency was spying on vast amounts of internet traffic in the U.S. during the mid-2000s, has died, according ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to appear before the Senate Finance committee Friday for his confirmation hearing to be the ...

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U.S. immigration and military authorities say that immigrants from 27 countries were being held at Guantanamo Bay Naval ...

The move to cease making payments to people without Social Security numbers would imperil the benefits of thousands of ...

Pete Rose, banned from baseball over gambling violations, is getting a measure of posthumous redemption through a pardon for federal tax evasion.

Elon Musk's baseless claims about Social Security seem designed to undermine trust so that he can implement cuts.

Instead of approaching the war in Ukraine from a geopolitical or moral perspective, U.S. President Donald Trump is framing his policy on Russia through the lens of his personal relationship with ...

For an educational day trip, travelers should consider the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, which sits a little less than 100 miles northwest of Houston. Located on the campus of ...