The Louisiana Republican’s hold on the House speaker's gavel and his position as second in line to the presidency will be tested Friday when a new Congress convenes.

Following the state funeral in Washington, President Carter's remains will then be transported from the nation's capitol, back to Georgia, where a private ceremony will take place at Maranatha Baptist ...

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed frustration that flags will be flying at half-staff when he takes office later ...

During a pretty recent interview, US President Joe Biden made a claim that US President- elect Donald Trump was the only US ...

Carter, the 39th U.S. president, died on Sunday at 100 years old. President Joe Biden ordered that the flags of the United ...

Trump took to social media to rail against the flags being at half-staff on his big day, writing that "nobody wants to see this." ...

Brian Mock will now move to two years of supervised release and is under orders to make $2,000 in restitution.

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Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar,” Tom Homan, claimed that there was likely a “terrorist connection” between Wednesday’s ...

President Joe Biden on Friday announced a decision to block the $14 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japan-based Nippon Steel, saying domestically produced steel is essential to U.S. national ...

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 ...