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A Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee compared his Republican counterparts to "jackbooted thugs" during a field hearing in Manhattan on Monday.

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said many New Yorkers are likely to flee to Florida during a testy House Judiciary Committee hearing about crime.

Ambassador Lynne Tracy met with detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Monday in Russia, the first time an American official has been granted access to him.

At least two suspects have been charged after authorities intercepted a parcel of 5,000 fentanyl pills that had been shipped from California to Maryland.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) announced she wouldn't vote to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on the Senate Judiciary Committee as Congress returns to Capitol Hill.

As Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) returns to the chamber after suffering a concussion from a fall in March, he may be a deciding factor in the fate of another senator in the midst of an extended absence.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats to negotiate federal spending cuts in exchange for a debt ceiling increase in an economic address Monday at the New York Stock Exchange.

The deadline for taxpayers to file their taxes is quickly approaching, with only one day remaining for people to do so.

Outspoken Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza was sentenced on Monday to serve 25 years in prison by a Moscow court after being found guilty of treason and other offenses, all of which he denied.

The House of Representatives will gather once again to exercise legislative power over the District of Columbia, this time over a discussion on whether to block a Washington, D.C., crime bill looking to expand transparency within the police department.