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Former FBI Director James Comey has been subpoenaed as part of a sweeping federal investigation examining the origins of the 2016 Russia probe and subsequent prosecutions tied to President Donald Trump, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The investigation is being led by Jason A. Reding Quiñones, the …

The U.S. Treasury Department will take over the Department of Education’s responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt, President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday. It’s the first step in a multi-phase process that will end with Treasury taking on the entire federal student loan portfolio. It’s also the latest …

A key Senate committee voted 8-7 Thursday to advance President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security, sending Sen. Markwayne Mullin to the full Senate despite sharp partisan divisions and concerns over his conduct. The vote by the Senate Homeland Security Committee came one day after a …

A group of House Democrats walked out of a closed-door briefing Wednesday with Attorney General Pam Bondi on the federal probe into Jeffrey Epstein, escalating tensions over the Justice Department’s handling of the case and setting up a potential legal showdown with Congress. The contentious meeting came one day after …

Global energy markets were jolted Thursday as oil and gas prices surged following a wave of Iranian strikes on critical infrastructure across the Persian Gulf, raising fears of prolonged disruptions to global supply. Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, climbed above $115 per barrel, while European natural gas futures also …

The Department of Defense has asked the White House to approve a funding request exceeding $200 billion to sustain and expand the U.S. war effort in Iran, according to administration officials, setting the stage for a major political battle in Congress over the cost and scope of the conflict. The …

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., faced a combative and deeply personal confirmation hearing Wednesday as he seeks to become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, with sharp exchanges over his past statements, claims of classified work and approach to immigration enforcement. The hearing before the Senate Homeland Security …

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, NBC News projects, defeating two sitting members of Congress in a high-profile and expensive race to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Stratton overcame Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, consolidating support in vote-rich areas and benefiting from …

The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify next month as part of its investigation into the Justice Department’s handling of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, intensifying a politically charged probe that has drawn bipartisan scrutiny. The subpoena compels Bondi to appear for …

Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted to begin debate on the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election overhaul backed by President Donald Trump, setting up what leaders in both parties expect to be a prolonged and contentious fight on the Senate floor. The procedural vote passed 51-48, with Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly backed away from his call for U.S. allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, marking a sharp reversal just one day after urging other nations to “get involved” in protecting the critical global oil chokepoint. Speaking in the Oval Office alongside Irish Prime …

The director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Joe Kent, resigned Tuesday in protest of the ongoing U.S. war with Iran, saying he could not support the conflict and arguing Tehran posed no immediate threat to the United States. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran,” Kent …

A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood vaccine recommendations ordered by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., finding the move likely violated federal procedures. The ruling also halted a planned meeting of a newly restructured federal vaccine advisory panel, marking a significant legal …

A man accused of planting pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee on the eve of the January 6 Capitol attack is asking a federal judge to dismiss the case, arguing he is covered by President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of alleged rioters. …

President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. forces have “literally obliterated” the Iranian regime’s military capabilities as the war with Iran entered its third week, while urging other countries to help secure the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to reporters ahead of a meeting with the board of trustees …