White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly stressed Thursday the urgent need for Congress to raise the debt ceiling in a bipartisan fashion but gave very few details regarding movement in the negotiations between President Joe Biden's and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) respective teams.
A growing number of Democrats are expressing hope that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and his GOP colleagues will get involved in debt limit negotiations as the deadline to avoid a default inches closer.
Sen. Mitt Romney's (R-UT) rival in the upcoming state GOP primary, Republican Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs, says people in Utah don't believe he represents their values.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is backing California Democratic Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis's bid to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in 2026.
The Social Security Administration announced a new campaign on Thursday that seeks to raise awareness and access to its Supplemental Security Income program.
Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the Oath Keepers, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for orchestrating an extensive plot to maintain Donald Trump's presidency despite his loss in the 2020 election.
Microsoft President Brad Smith laid out proposals for governments to regulate the quickly growing market of artificial intelligence-powered technology, adding to other recent industry calls for rules.
The Treasury Department is reportedly preparing a contingency plan for prioritizing payments on the government's obligations if stalled negotiations end up with the U.S. breaching its debt ceiling.
A state-funded "disinformation" lab behind a conservative media blacklist expressed paranoia after a Washington Examiner report on the covert operation, with an employee worrying "if anything will come back to us," messages show.
Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) slammed Democrats over debt ceiling negotiations on Thursday, stating it was time for the "clown show" to begin and mockingly urging his Democratic counterparts to buy calculators.
