Sen. Tim Scott is now the longest-serving African American U.S. senator. He will also be the first African American chairman of a Senate standing committee.

Trump came out swinging in his inaugural address, calling Jan. 20, 2025, “Liberation Day,” and vowing sweeping changes via a series of executive actions.

Trump came out swinging in his inaugural address, calling Jan. 20, 2025, “Liberation Day,” and vowing sweeping changes via a ...

President Donald Trump will take the oath of office as the 47th United States President in the presence of United States ...

The US Treasury Department will start taking “extraordinary measures” next week to avoid risking a default on government debt ...

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Senior elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich roasts his predictions from 2024. Here's a strange but true fact: One year ago today, the attention of the political world was focused on which Republican ...

January 25 - Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith is put to death by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution to be carried out using that method. Smith, 58, was sentenced to death for his ...

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Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage as the 119th Congress convenes in Washington DC and the House of Representatives elects its speaker, with Donald Trump’s Republican ally ...

In an interview, Casey Michel, a reporter who covers D.C. lobbying, explains how Trump's humiliating attack on Nikki Haley ...