The most recent National Parks Service director, Chuck Sams, will help lead local conservation work as a co-chair of the ...

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Charles B. Rangel, a civil rights activist, war hero and trailblazing New York congressman whose career saw the high school dropout rise to become one of the most influential Black politicians in ...

New York City Democratic voters -- especially Jewish New York City Democrat voters, a not-insignificant part of that city's ...

President Donald Trump’s early selections for U.S. attorneys have drawn strong pushback from Democratic senators who have ...

Republicans defend budget legislation as economic plan to make life more affordable amid fierce partisan battle over social ...

The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars and ...

“The ultra-wealthy donors and corporations whose money put Donald Trump back in office want a return on their investment, and ...

The Senate has voted to block California’s first-in-the nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

Senate Republicans led the push to block California's ability to impose tough limits on car emissions — a move Democrats call ...

President Donald Trump plans to host a dinner Thursday for top holders of his meme coin, and Democrats along with some Republicans have been voicing ethics concerns.