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Marco Rubio unveils a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would see many of its longstanding offices and hundreds of positions eliminated.

With more than 61 million Catholics and the second-highest number of cardinals after Italy, a guessing game is emerging on whether an American could be elected pope.

A jury has concluded The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial she says damaged her reputation

Defaulted loans will be sent for collections next month, government says.

George Santos insists he has "accepted full responsibility" for a series of fraudulent schemes despite a "social media blitz" by federal prosecutors suggesting otherwise.

Michigan is set to face a competitive primary and fierce race for the state's open Senate seat in 2026 -- as three major Democrats have already entered the contest.

A federal judge in Colorado has temporarily blocked the deportation of noncitizens from that state, requiring that they get at least three weeks' notice before removal.

Three prosecutors working on the case against Mayor Eric Adams have resigned -- while on administrative leave -- instead of agreeing to "preconditions" to return.

George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will sentencing the disgraced former congressman later this week on fraud charges

The measles outbreak in western Texas has now reached 624 cases, according to new data published Tuesday by the Texas Department of State Health Services.