Nevada became the first state in the U.S. with an overall female majority in the Legislature on Tuesday, after two women were appointed to fill vacancies

Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan bemoans state of politics in America in his farewell speech today

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Wednesday the president could sign off on a short-term deal

The incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff, also tells "CBS This Morning" Facebook and other technology companies need to be regulated

Former Trump deputy national security adviser for strategy talks with former Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs Sandy Winnefeld on "Intelligence Matters" this week

On CBS News "Intelligence Matters" podcast, guest host retired Admiral Sandy Winnefeld examines blueprint's progress with document's lead author, Nadia Schadlow

Senate voted Tuesday night to approve a sweeping criminal justice overhaul supported by President Trump

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State Democratic and GOP leaders are calling for a new election for a disputed House race in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District over election fraud claims

Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is delivering a White House press briefing as Congress, White House negotiate government funding, and after former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn was sentenced for lying to FBI

President Trump has invited family members of victims of the Parkland shooting to the White House

Two Democrats from California live-tweeted a group of migrants, including a family that gained attention for being tear-gassed at the border, seeking asylum in the U.S.

Bump stocks​, which effectively turn a semi-automatic weapon into an automatic one, will soon officially be banned

The child, a U.S. citizen, has been on life support at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital in Oakland for the past month

"At the end of the day we don't want to shut down the government, we want to shut down the border," Sarah Sanders said

New York's attorney general says Trump Foundation has agreed to dissolve, with its assets going to approved charities

The New York Republican, charged with insider trading, is accused of sharing information with his son about a biotech company in which he held the largest shares

Outsized overtime pay allowed some Homeland Security employees to outearn top government officials, report finds

McSally lost a race for the Senate in November to Democratic Rep. Krysten Sinema, but now both will head to the chamber

The former national security adviser, who was to be sentenced today for lying to the FBI, has a status hearing scheduled in March

Denver City Council considers a proposal to ban the discredited practice that aims to change a LGBTQ person's sexual orientation, gender identity or expression

The U.S. Space Command will better organize and advance the military's space operations, according to U.S. officials

Health care stocks tumbled​ after the Friday ruling as more than a dozen states vowed to appeal

Last week Mueller submitted to the court material regarding Flynn's questioning by the FBI

President Trump has long said he wants to withdraw the troops