Square, the payments company headed by Jack Dorsey, announced on Wednesday that it had changed its name to Block.The company said in a statement on Twitter that the new corporate name allowed it to encompass its multiple businesses, which include Square,...

Congress is scrambling to pass government funding ahead of a Friday deadline. But GOP objections and delays in the process could trigger a short-lived shutdown over the weekend.

Following the decision on Tuesday to not charge a Virginia Beach police officer for the shooting death of 25-year-old Donovan Lynch in March, Lynch’s family and supporters expressed dismay at the merits of the investigation and made fresh calls for...

The select committee tasked with investigating the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol unanimously voted to recommend holding former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark in contempt of Congress and referring him for criminal prosecution.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in which the court was asked to overturn a nationwide right to abortion that has existed for nearly 50 years. The fate of the court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion throughout...