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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to offer a definition of a woman during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Education's budget Tuesday.

Florida state GOP Sen. Blaise Ingoglia introduced an amendment to nullify an agreement the former Reedy Creek Improvement District board made with Disney. The agreement aimed to undercut the state takeover of the central Florida district encompassing the Walt Disney World Resort.

U.S. immigration authorities said the influx of immigrants illegally crossing the border rose 25% in March. Democrats and Republicans grow more concerned that immigration could spike to new highs as the end of a pandemic-era policy nears.

Two Iowa teenagers accepted plea deals and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Fairfield High School Spanish teacher Nohema Graber.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) said he will propose resolutions to cancel the Biden administration's new proposed vehicle emissions regulations, which were designed to increase sales of electric vehicles by cracking down on pollution from new internal combustion engine models.

Anheuser-Busch has been hit with a federal civil rights complaint for "illegal, racist, and sexist hiring practices."

Sen. Krysten Sinema (I-AZ), who left the Democratic Party and became an independent late last year, hauled in roughly $1.3 million in combined campaign and political action committee donations during the first quarter of 2023 through the powerful Democratic fundraising software ActBlue, records show.

The White House accused Senate Republicans of trying to take advantage of Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) prolonged absence from Washington, D.C., with shingles, blocking attempts to replace her on the Judiciary Committee temporarily.

Fox News agreed to settle a voting machine maker's defamation lawsuit alleging the network aired false claims that it rigged the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.

An 84-year-old Kansas City man accused of shooting a black teenager who mistakenly showed up at his home to pick up his siblings surrendered to police on Tuesday.