WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee wants his panel to vote as soon as next week on a bipartisan bill to prevent the undue firing of special counsels like Robert … more

The state of Louisiana is proceeding with ambitious plans to redirect the Mississippi River and rebuild some of its rapidly vanishing wetlands — but even this massive intervention might not be … more

WASHINGTON — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified about data privacy Tuesday in a marathon hearing before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce committees. Here are some … more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to strengthen existing work requirements and introduce new ones for low-income Americans … more

WASHINGTON — An assessment of threats aimed at Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, conducted by the agency's Homeland Security office in February undercuts … more

WASHINGTON — The federal government's annual budget deficit is set to widen significantly in the next few years, topping $1 trillion in 2020 despite healthy economic growth, according to new … more

Facebook said Wednesday that most of its 2 billion users likely have had their personal information scraped and shared by third-party developers without their explicit permission, dramatically … more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration said Tuesday that 11.8 million people had signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces for 2018 — roughly 400,000 … more

WASHINGTON — Special Counsel Robert Mueller III informed President Donald Trump's attorneys last month that he is continuing to investigate the president but does not consider him a criminal … more

Antarctica's ocean-front glaciers are retreating, according a new satellite survey that raises additional concerns about the massive continent's potential contribution to rising sea … more