Patrick Byrne must pay punitive damages after a federal judge ruled he spread baseless allegations that Hunter Biden solicited an $800 million bribe from Iranian officials.

Erin Scavino runs the State Department's Art in Embassies program after Trump personally selected her to showcase patriotic art for the nation's semiquincentennial celebration.

Juan Carlos Valencia González, born in California with automatic U.S. citizenship, has taken control of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel after Mexican forces killed his predecessor, raising fresh questions about birthright citizenship policy.

Conservative Republicans have shut down House business demanding passage of the SAVE America Act, leaving a veterans healthcare bill caught in the political crossfire as Democrats accuse them of hostage-taking.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner cites Federal Reserve research showing unauthorized immigration raised housing prices, defending the administration's enforcement-first approach to affordability.

Republicans launch nationwide attack linking Democratic candidates to scandal-plagued Graham Platner, who suspended his Maine Senate campaign after a rape accusation.

President Trump declared the ceasefire with Iran over after the US launched a second day of strikes targeting more than 80 military installations in response to renewed attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley released internal DOJ messages showing Biden personnel potentially mishandled classified materials while Jack Smith was prosecuting Trump for the same offense.

Representative Henry Cuellar received a presidential pardon for bribery charges only to see his brother, Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar, now facing up to 10 years in federal prison on fraud allegations.

Lyndsey Fifield becomes the latest woman to publicly accuse Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner of misconduct, describing alleged assault on camera as Democrats rush to find a replacement.

House Republicans investigate allegations that AFT President Randi Weingarten spent .4 million in teacher union dues to write and promote her book while keeping royalty payments for herself.

Democratic leaders in Annapolis set an August special session to push a constitutional amendment aimed at eliminating the state's only Republican congressional district held by Rep. Andy Harris.