A government watchdog says Washington needs tougher laws against crimes by other nations against U.S. citizens and residents who fight human rights abuses abroad.

Philip Esformes, who was convicted of leading one of the largest-ever health-care frauds, was freed from prison by President Donald Trump. Now, President Biden’s Justice Department is moving to try him again.

Raised eyebrows over a hefty price tag for a lectern have turned into questions about Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her office, which is accused of altering documents.

The 2024 reelection effort is focused on recruiting large numbers of volunteers to use their own relationships to spread the Biden message directly.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) breathed life into the decade-old controversy this week — and contributed to the demise of Scalise’s candidacy

Majority Leader Steve Scalise‘s withdrawal from the speaker race was another stunning development in a weeks-long devolution of the House Republican conference.

Despite lengthy meetings with fellow Republicans Thursday, the House majority leader was unable to make headway on the 217 votes he needed to win the gavel.

GOP rival Ron DeSantis criticized the remark as “absurd.”

U.S. authorities said Charles Edward Littlejohn leaked thousands of tax returns from wealthy people, leading to exposés in the New York Times and ProPublica.

The hearings will examine whether lawyers for Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira have conflicts of interest that keep them from giving adequate legal representation.

In a superseding indictment made public Thursday, letters from Sen. Bob Menendez about a GOP official are cited as a reason to charge Menendez’s wife.

The outlay — which can be modified over time — represents about 40 percent of the $5 million DeSantis’s campaign said it had at the end of September for use in the primary.

Donald Trump’s comments have renewed concern from Latino leaders, civil rights groups and extremism experts, particularly as he dominates the GOP primary field.

New polling suggests that such a contest would spur more voter urgency — and that Robert Kennedy Jr. may not play a spoiler role.

More than a dozen members appear to oppose Scalise, well more than the four or so GOP votes he can afford to lose. But how dug in are the holdouts?

District Judge Donald Molloy said Montana had not substantiated its claims that TikTok users’ data was being “stolen” or misused.

In a speech, the former president disparaged Benjamin Netanyahu, praised extremists and drew a dishonest comparison to events at the southern U.S. border.

The two Republican lawmakers are now in the running to replace Kevin McCarthy, who was recently ousted from his role as House speaker.

The move comes a day after Santos was charged with an additional 10 crimes. Santos has denied any wrongdoing.

Steve Scalise was nominated by a majority of the conference, but did not have the support of 217 lawmakers needed to claim the gavel on the House floor.