Republicans have elected Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to replace Rep. Eric Cantor, who is resigning his post surprise defeat earlier this month.
IRS Commissioner John Koskinen faces a grilling before a House panel Friday over the agency's claim that it lost emails that are key to the investigation of the Tea Party targeting scandal.
Americans are finally getting an official look at the inside of government facilities, which are currently overflowing with hundreds of unaccompanied minors.
President Barack Obama is praising an executive order he plans to sign soon that expands protections for federal lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers.
Democrats are scrambling to push the president's judicial nominees through as the party faces November elections where they could lose control of the Senate
The Internal Revenue Service says it lost two years of emails from former IRS division director Lois Lerner.
The White House has been urging local police to hide details about their use surveillance technology to access phone data from entire neighborhoods.
Two days after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's primary loss, lawmakers are scrambling to decide who will take his place when he steps down.
America has become increasingly divided along political lines over the past 20 years, according to a Pew Research survey.
Rep. Eric Cantor is expected to resign his post as House majority leader effective July 31, GOP officials said.