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Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said people should stop referring to Washington, D.C., as a "swamp" on Wednesday, saying the word "sewer" was more fitting.

The California Assembly went into recess after a group of pro-Palestinian protesters chanted "ceasefire now" in the rotunda.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, the new director of the upcoming Star Wars film, said in a CNN interview that as a woman, she plans to shape the iconic franchise.

Illegal immigration through the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, came to a screeching halt in the lead-up to a major congressional visit, an example of just how much control Mexican cartels have over the crisis, according to lawmakers.

The first names of more than 150 people allegedly associated with the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein were released by a court on Wednesday.

An emerging Israeli debate about the so-called “voluntary migration” of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip has provoked a chorus of condemnation from the Biden administration and other Western powers.

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay claimed that public pressure that led to her resignation was an attack on the "pillars of American society."

WAUKEE, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) dismissed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley raising $24 million in the last three months before the 2024 Republican presidential primary's Iowa caucuses.

Harvard Corporation senior fellow Penny Pritzker will stay in her position, resisting calls to resign, a Harvard spokesperson announced.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday his campaign is vetting people to be his running mate in 2024.