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Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement paves the way for a new generation of Democratic lawmakers to fill the leadership ranks.

Elon Musk has emerged as a key figure in President Trump's plans to reshape the government. Here's a recap of this week with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team he leads.

In a federal gun trafficking investigation dubbed Operation Fast and Furious, hundreds of guns allegedly flowed from the U.S. to Mexico. Republicans say some of those weapons can be traced to the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. In hearings on Capitol Hill this week, Attorney General Eric Holder tried to explain what he knew, and when.

Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

Sanders laid out his brand of Democratic socialism in a speech Thursday, explaining how it informs with his views on higher education, poverty, health care, the minimum wage and more.

Closing arguments began in the Trump Organization's tax fraud trial in New York Thursday. The company's lawyers say it can't be held accountable for crimes executives committed to benefit themselves.

Many people in the United States receive little or no information about flood risk when they move into a new home or apartment. Here's how you can learn about your flood risk.

In Zuckerberg's second day of testifying in the federal antitrust trial, he defended Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The U.S. government wants Meta to bust up the two companies.

Lawmakers want the names of any White House aides using private email accounts for official business. A law professor said using private email is "not a criminal offense. It's just very, very stupid."

A report from the South Carolina Senate says state Treasurer Curtis Loftis nearly put the state’s entire financial system at risk of a cyberattack by saying he was going to post reams of account data online.