Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing renewed scrutiny over a 2012 essay in which he questioned whether breast cancer receives a disproportionate share of public research funding and suggested that the “social power and privilege” of people affected…

President Trump is expected to meet with leaders from several Gulf nations in New York next week for high-level discussions about the ongoing war with Iran and potential plans for ending the nearly seven-month conflict. The meeting is expected to…

Sen. Mitch McConnell faced an awkward moment during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday when a fellow Republican attempted to tell the 84-year-old Kentucky senator how to vote as the committee considered a major farm bill. The exchange occurred during…

The House of Representatives is leaving Washington for an extended campaign break after working just seven days since returning from its summer recess, with lawmakers not scheduled to reconvene until after the November midterm elections. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced…

Iran struck a U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel near the Strait of Hormuz this week, marking another escalation in the months-long conflict between Washington and Tehran. The vessel was reportedly attacked by four Iranian drones and at least one missile…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is acknowledging that some of his state’s COVID-era restrictions went too far, expressing “regret” as he increasingly discusses the possibility of seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028. Newsom addressed his handling of the pandemic during…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will stay out of the 2028 presidential race if former Vice President Kamala Harris decides to run, a declaration that immediately drew skepticism given years of speculation surrounding his own White House ambitions. Newsom…

California’s troubled high-speed rail project improperly reimbursed outside consultants for nearly $600,000 in travel expenses, including trips involving gyms, bars, a nightclub, an escape room and a cigar lounge, according to a new investigation by the project’s independent inspector general.…

Attorney General Todd Blanche vowed Tuesday that federal prosecutors will aggressively pursue drug dealers who distribute fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, speaking after reports that actress Hayden Panettiere died after taking a pill believed to contain the powerful synthetic opioid. Blanche described…

President Donald Trump sharply criticized former FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday following the disclosure of new information about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who tried to assassinate Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in 2024. Trump accused…