The former state Senate candidate was sentenced in May to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of ...

The role of the modern-day inspector general dates to post-Watergate Washington, when Congress installed offices inside agencies as an independent check against mismanagement and abuse of power.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried won reelection on Saturday, maintaining her position ...

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...

The role is key to Trump’s plans for his second term after pledging to deport millions of undocumented immigrants and impose ...

Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky voted against President Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth.

One of America's best road trips hugs Maine's coast, where mountain scenery on the horizon draws closer and disappears, ...

With 9,000 acres of forest seeded with chaga mushroom spores, the first harvest of an expected 350,000 pounds is ...

Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary ...

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Saturday she didn’t understand why President Trump fired ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his ...

David Fotouhi, a lawyer who recently challenged a ban on asbestos, worked to roll back climate regulations and water ...