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AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas congressman whose district runs along 800 miles of the 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico boundary lambasted a federal government official who claimed that the border crisis was not causing Border Patrol agents to commit suicide at rising rates.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) announced Wednesday he will not seek the position of chairman of the Republican National Committee but did call for current Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel to step down amid recent GOP underperformance.

President Joe Biden’s request to elevate South Carolina as the first-in-the-nation primary during the 2024 cycle has opened old wounds for some top Democrats, revealing cracks among the party as they bicker over the proposed nominating calendar.

Uber announced it would launch a self-driving car service in Las Vegas, further expanding the ridesharing service's interest in autonomous cars.

Country music star John Rich shared a video of concert attendees singing “God Bless America” during a fundraiser for Hurricane Ian victims.

Former President Donald Trump made various endorsements in races across the country in the 2022 midterm elections, but with Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker losing in the Georgia Senate runoff, the ex-president's record in high-profile races has come under scrutiny.

Outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) announced an emergency cybersecurity directive to ban TikTok from Maryland’s state-owned and state-leased devices.

Lawmakers settled on negotiations regarding the annual defense budget late Tuesday night, unveiling the major policy bill that seeks to allocate nearly $858 billion toward the National Defense Authorization Act.

The Department of Education has wrongly told millions of student loan borrowers that their student debt relief requests had been approved.