Capitol Police removed Dr. Anthony Fauci’s attorney from a heated Senate hearing Wednesday after Sen. Rand Paul accused the lawyer of repeatedly interrupting the proceedings and refusing to follow the committee chairman’s instructions. The confrontation unfolded during a nearly four-hour hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee,

Sen. Rand Paul announced that the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will vote next week on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after the former federal health official repeatedly refused to answer questions about the government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci

A former Obama administration official and senior Minneapolis spokesman is facing a felony charge after prosecutors accused him of stealing a coworker’s debit card and using it to purchase kratom. Adam Fetcher, 42, was charged in Minnesota with one count of financial transaction card fraud. He most recently served

President Donald Trump is taking his election-integrity agenda directly to the Supreme Court after lower courts blocked major provisions of an executive order intended to strengthen citizenship verification and mail-ballot security before the November midterms. The Trump administration filed an emergency application Monday asking the justices to suspend

A federal judge has ruled that Illinois policies granting certain illegal immigrants in-state tuition and state-funded financial aid violate federal law, delivering another legal victory for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. U.S. District Judge David W. Dugan invalidated Illinois’ tuition policy and the Retention of Illinois

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s intelligence community moved closer to confirmation Monday as Senate Republicans worked to restore permanent leadership at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The Senate voted 51-43 to advance Walter “Jay” Clayton’s nomination, setting up a final

Florida Republican Rep. Paula Stark will not appear on the November ballot after a state judge rejected her attempt to reverse a filing error that ended her reelection campaign. Stark, a two-term state lawmaker from St. Cloud, failed to qualify for another term because her campaign did not submit

A scandal that nearly derailed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political career is returning to the national spotlight as the Democrat is widely discussed as a potential 2028 presidential candidate. Ruby Rippey-Gibney, a former San Francisco City Hall aide who had an affair with Newsom while he was mayor,

South Carolina Republican Sen. Darline Graham is joining President Donald Trump and a growing group of conservative senators demanding that the Senate remain in Washington until lawmakers take action on the SAVE America Act. Graham, who was sworn in July 14 to complete the term of her late brother, Sen.

Sen. Mitch McConnell is continuing an intensive rehabilitation program after suffering a fall at his home in June, but doctors have not yet cleared the Kentucky Republican to return to the Senate. McConnell’s office released a medical update Monday following more than a month of public absence and online