Last week, just days after his inauguration, Donald Trump eliminated the membership of a key committee that handles aviation security. And on Wednesday night, a passenger plane collided with a military helicopter in the Washington, D.C., area.

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, faced harsh criticism of her past defense of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and comments seen as supportive of Russia at a confirmation hearing on Thursday.

But he came back stronger than ever — and brought Washington with him. “It’s a party victory in the sense that there’s this new populist Republican Party ... to the members and staff of the Jan. 6 committee that investigated the attack, as ...

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Several senators, including Republicans James Lankford of Oklahoma and Susan Collins of Maine, pressed Gabbard on whether she would push to pardon Snowden, or whether she considered him a traitor. On the last question, Gabbard repeatedly declined to answer.

Sen. Joe Gruters has won election as Treasurer for the Republican National Committee (RNC) without opposition. President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Gruters in December, support that appeared to clear the field.

After the 2024 elections, where does Indiana's influence stand in a new Congress and a new Trump administration in Washington, D.C.?

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is facing tough questions from lawmakers during a confirmation hearing Thursday

US President Donald Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on Thursday, will face what could be the toughest confirmation hearing of any of his top nominees as Democrats and some Republicans have been preparing to question Gabbard about her visit to Syria in 2017,

Talk of luring engineers follows mainland start-up DeepSeek's emergence and ensuing shock waves felt by major American tech firms The US should welcome China's best scientific minds into its universities to compete with the mainland's success in AI,

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary.

Gabbard's career was once defined by championing progressive causes but has since pivoted to sharp criticism of Democrats.