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By Fredreka Schouten | CNN Rep. George Santos has named himself the treasurer of his campaign committee, marking the latest twist in a monthslong saga over puzzling filings his campaign has made with federal regulators. The new filing, made…

China kicked off three days of military drills and “combat readiness patrols” around Taiwan on Saturday, just a day after Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip through California that saw her meet with the U.S.…

By Stephen R. Groves | Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Friday narrowly passed legislation that would fulfill a campaign promise to give parents a role in what’s taught in public schools. It has little chance in the…

By Michael R. Blood, Mary Clare Jalonick and Chris Megerian | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won confirmation Wednesday from a divided Senate as the nation’s next ambassador to India, more than a year…

By Clare Foran and Manu Raju | CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has been discharged from the hospital after being treated for a concussion and a rib fracture, his office announced Monday. The Kentucky Republican tripped at a…

By Chris Megerian | Associated Press WASHINGTON — With Republicans in control of the House, there’s no chance that President Joe Biden’s new budget plan will become law as it stands. Instead, the financial blueprint that he announced…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ben Savage, who famously played the titular boy in the 1990s sitcom Boy Meets World, is running for U.S. Congress in…

By Daniel Dale | CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia falsely claimed Tuesday that the Biden administration is responsible for the fentanyl deaths of two young men who actually died during the Trump administration — and her…

The United States is running out of time to confront China over Taiwan, human rights and other issues, the head of a special congressional committee said Tuesday in Washington as the panel held its first hearing. “We may call this…

By Lindsey Tanner | Associated Press Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is seeking treatment for severe depression months after having a stroke. Here’s what’s known about the conditions. WHAT IS A STROKE? Strokes are a leading…