Sam Adams, the former mayor ofPortland, Ore., who was ensnared in a sex scandal while in office, may return to serve in Mayor Ted Wheeler's administration.
President Biden declined to tell Chicago teachers on Monday to return to school following a union vote over the weekend to defy a district order for educators to return to campuses in order to prepare to resume in-person classroom instruction.
The National Rifle Association said Wednesday it is backing a legal challengeof aMaryland law that requires handgun buyers to undergo training and to apply for a state license, saying it creates unnecessary barriers for average citizens to exercise their rights.
The United States Capitol was briefly locked down Fridayafter a car rammed into a barrieron the Senate side of the complex and aCapitol Police officerwas left deadand another injured.
The Biden administration's Southern Border coordinator will step down at the end of the month as officials continue to struggle with a large influx of migrants trying to enter the United States.
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer shot down a question about the city's former embattled police chief while speaking to reporters Monday about a Justice Department probe into the police department amid a push to enact police reform one year after the deadly shooting of Breonna Taylor.
A Pentagon watchdog is launching a probe into how the Department of Defensehas addressed a string of UFO sightings in recent years that have been spotted by military aircraft.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has quietly lobbied for keeping qualified immunity for police officers – a practice that shields officers accused of excessive force and other civil rights violations from personal liability – despite legislative and grassroots support to end it.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Tuesday said Israelhas a right to defend itself while also condemning Hamas as violence and unrest continueto intensifyin the region.
The Biden administration has approved the release of three detainees, including an alleged 9/11 conspirator, who have been held in Guantánamo Bay for nearly two decades without having ever been charged with a crime.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offered investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones a $180,000 salary to work in its journalism department, according to a March offer letter.
Former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard accused Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday of harboring anti-White racism and called for her to step down over her remarks this week about the city's media landscape.
Jennifer Lopez was photographed this week with Miami Beach police officers during a late-night video shoot.
Newly sworn-in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called for statewide mask mandates in schools and tougher COVID-19 vaccine requirements Tuesday, her first day on the job following the resignation of Gov.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said his state has bypassed the Biden administration's limits on monoclonal antibodies – a lifesaving COVID-19 treatment -- by obtaining its own supply.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the media is "trying to destroy my children" after a report alleged she engaged in a conflict of interest following a meeting with the head of the state agency in charge of approving or denying her daughter's application to become a real estate appraiser.
A group that represents school boards is asking the Biden administration to review threats and violence against education administrators and schools to determine if they violate the Patriot Act and hate crime laws amid clashes between angry parents and educators over COVID-19 policies and
A New York City man who tried to help the Taliban fight American forces in Afghanistan was convicted in a federal courtroom last week, officials said Monday.
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