US President-elect Donald Trump's pick for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, took part in a confirmation hearing with lawmakers on Thursday. He said additional sanctions on Russia could be imposed to ...

Under questioning from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, Bessent said he was open to raising the debt ceiling if Trump wanted to do so. However, he likened removing the debt ceiling to removing a ...

The Senate debate over the immigration crackdown bill has dragged on as Democrats seek amendments from reluctant GOP leaders, ...

In a win for transparency, Volume 1 of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report, documenting Donald Trump’s alleged 2020 election subversion crimes, was released Tuesday, reminding readers of ...

The investigation found that the Biden-Harris Administration maintained massive telework levels long after the pandemic ended, with limited oversight of its implementation or evaluation of its impact ...

Missouri, Kansas and Idaho can press forward with their lawsuit to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone, a ...

A federal judge postpones Rudy Giuliani's trial regarding the surrender of his Florida condo and World Series rings to ...

Biden’s use of the word “oligarchy” was no accident — it’s a direct reference to the form of government in Russia, whose ...

From clemency to conservation, the outgoing president pushes to cement his legacy ahead of a successor determined to erase it ...

The president-elect's picks to lead EPA, State and other agencies struck a different tone toward civil servants than some ...

In recent weeks, the FBI took steps to close the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), effective by December 2024,” the bureau said in a statement provided to The Post.

U.S. Treasury nominee Scott Bessent on Thursday faced sharp questions from both Democrats and Republicans on tax policy, tariffs, China, Russia sanctions and the future of an IRS tax filing system ...