President Trump is testing principle of "checks and balances" like rarely before, signing executive orders, closing or sharply reducing government agencies, and denigrating judges who ruled against ...

It turned out four Democrats joined all Republicans present except one in voting Wednesday for the bill. The Senate must give the plan another affirmative vote Thursday before it goes to the House.

Republicans on the House education committee publicly unveiled their plan Tuesday to remake the federal student loan system while also cutting more than $330 billion in federal spending to help offset ...