The Senate voted 59 to 34 to confirm Ms. Noem, the governor of South Dakota, as the new head of the Department.

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act, requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for nonviolent offenses until trial.

Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks Opposes Fix Our Forests Act – To Be Heard Tuesday in U.S. House of ...

California is typically ranked as the second most expensive state to live in, after Hawaii, with costs averaging around 30% ...

Congressman Josh Harder’s First Act of 119th Congress Funds Local Fire Departments Amidst California Wildfire Crisis ...

Together, the two areas are larger than Yosemite National Park ... But under a court ruling in 2019, to do so will require an act of Congress, where Republicans have a very narrow 219-215 majority ...

BREAKING: President Biden has signed the EXPLORE Act into law. ORR thanks its members, many bipartisan leaders within Congress, and supporters in the outdoor recreation and conservation ...

Congress has completed the count of electoral college votes, with Vice President Mike Pence declaring President-elect Joe Biden the winner early Thursday morning. Congress completed their count of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Vice President Kamala Harris oversaw the certification by Congress of President-elect Donald Trump as the ...

In 2013, Congress affirmed that President Barack Obama won the election on Jan. 4, rather than on Jan. 6, which was a Sunday. What is the Electoral Count Reform Act, and what's different about Jan ...

Quality education cannot be achieved through privatisation and financial incentives, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, underlining the importance of governments spending more on ...

Congress tightened the rules for the certification after the violence of 2021 and Trump’s attempts to usurp the process. In particular, the revised Electoral Count Act, passed in 2022 ...