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Nearly 7 million mothers and their children could lose the nutrition assistance they receive from the federal government if Congress fails to reach a deal this week to avert a government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).…

Much of the government is getting close to shutting down Oct. 1 as Congress struggles to pass a stopgap funding deal — and on Monday, with just five days to go, many federal workers and agencies were bracing for impact.…

Newly introduced legislation seeks to protect individuals nationwide from being misrepresented by certain kinds of digital content known as “deepfakes,” a category that includes deceptive political messages, computer-generated sexual abuse material and more. “We know that weaponized deception can be…

In a new interview, the wife of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi repeated claims by her country’s officials that the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini last fall was the result of a preexisting illness — which Amini’s family vigorously disputes, believing…

Former President Donald Trump is expected to skip the second Republican primary debate, in California on Sept. 27, and will instead visit Detroit to deliver a speech in front of union workers amid a major auto strike, according to a…

Five American citizens freed as part of a deal between the U.S. and Iran were flown out of the country and arrived in Doha, Qatar, Monday before boarding a flight to the U.S. later in the day. MORE: US clears…

Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., announced Monday she will not seek reelection in 2024 after receiving a new diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy. Wexton, 55, was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease earlier this year. At the time, she said she was…

House Republicans from both sides of the conference came to a deal on a short-term government funding bill this weekend. The effort was led by GOP Reps. Dusty Johnson, House Freedom Caucus chair Scott Perry, Stephanie Bice, Chip Roy and…

Democrats on Sunday sought to play down the ramifications in Washington from last week’s indictment of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son, while Republicans seized on the development. In appearances on the Sunday public affairs show circuit, top Democrats noted…

Congressional Republicans, who have made Hunter Biden one of their top targets, signaled they’re not satisfied with the new indictment brought against him. Hunter Biden was indicted Thursday by special counsel David Weiss on felony gun charges. The three criminal…