Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Wednesday called on Congress during a Senate hearing to impeach two federal judges, making his most elaborate case yet for imposing the extraordinary sanction on a pair of closely scrutinized jurists. Cruz acknowledged that impeaching federal judges is exceedingly rare — 15 have been impeached in history, typically for straightforward crimes like bribery — but the Texas Republican argued it was warranted for...

The Trump administration is demanding California hand over a list of people and groups that receive taxpayer funds amid concerns money was fraudulently funneled to noncitizens. On Tuesday, the administration announced it will pause more than $10 billion in funds to five Democrat-led states, including California, amid widespread claims of fraud.  In a series of letters to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Administration for Children and Families said...

Nine House Republicans bucked their party leaders on Wednesday evening to advance a vote on a Democrat-led healthcare bill. The nine GOP lawmakers’ support was key to pushing ahead on a vote to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that expired at the end of last year. A vote on the bill itself is now expected Thursday afternoon. It’s a blow to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who argued for weeks...