McCarthy quells conservative blockade of bills but peace could be short-term

Speaker Kevin McCarthy brokered an end Tuesday to a week-long conservative blockade of legislation coming to the House floor, but there are already signs the truce could be short-term.

More News

Australia politics live: Liberal MP Andrew Bragg calls for inquiry into ‘tawdry ...

What we are finding out now is what the minister knew and why her testimony to the Senate as different from that. There’s a lot of considerations here, I know people are talking about how this information came into the media and certainly the media has a lot of considerations to make.

Trump indictment live updates: Trump facing charges in classified docs investigation

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on federal charges in an investigation into his handling of classified documents, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The indictment of

Nate Paul, Austin developer at center of Ken Paxton impeachment, arrested in Travis County

It is not immediately clear what Paul was charged with, but Travis County officials confirmed he was being held in the jail at the request of the FBI. Paxton’s deputies accused Paul of bribing the

Who is Jack Smith, the special counsel tapped to oversee DOJ's Trump probes?

Jack Smith, named special counsel to oversee the DOJ's investigation into former President Trump, is described by colleagues as unafraid to make difficult judgments.

James Watt, sharp-tongued and pro-development interior secretary under Reagan, dies at 85

James Watt, the Reagan administration's sharp-tongued, pro-development interior secretary, has died. He was 85.

Here are the other investigations Trump has to worry about

Donald Trump's legal problems appear to have escalated significantly on Thursday with federal charges over the retention of top secret documents, but investigators aren't done yet. The former

How GOP efforts to restrict trans rights take a page from the antiabortion playbook

As conservative lawmakers introduce a record number of anti-transgender bills, abortion and trans rights advocates see mirrored fights for bodily autonomy.

.

.