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McGahn's lawyer, William Burck, said in a letter to Nadler that McGahn is "conscious of the duties he, as an attorney, owes to his former client" and would decline to appear.

Around the country, the EPA under Trump is delegating a range of environmental enforcement to states, saying local officials know best how to deal with local problems.

Two Democrats in Congress have introduced bills that would bar brick-and-mortar businesses nationwide from rejecting cash.

Businesses like Lyft and Univision say it could harm the national headcount and their bottom line.

As a nominee, Barr cast himself as above the political fray. But as attorney general, he's turned out much as Democrats feared.

A couple of federal agencies you probably haven't heard of keep track of what farmers grow, what Americans eat and how the country's entire food system operates.

At an Eakins Oval rally to officially kick off his presidential campaign, the former vice president said the country desperately needs to come together.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday the Trump administration acted in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner when it sought to end an Obama-era program.

Called the Equality Act, the bill is a top priority of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said it will bring the nation "closer to equal liberty and justice for all."

New measures by U.S. regulators could help thwart some of the billions of robocalls received in the U.S.

At a rally on Capitol Hill organized by black women leaders in support of Ilhan Omar, the embattled Democratic congresswoman addressed the crowd.

The bill would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy, unless a woman's life is threatened or in case of a lethal fetal anomaly.

The comic actor, who appeared on shows ranging from The Carol Burnett Show to SpongeBob SquarePants, died Tuesday morning, May 14.

From 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

Mental health specialists working in the area of the deadly Camp Fire are seeing a second wave of trauma from survivors. But counseling services are in short supply.