Moody's on Friday downgraded the credit rating of the United States by a notch to "Aa1" from "Aaa", citing rising debt and ...

Moody's lowered the US triple-A credit rating on Friday, citing rising federal debt and interest costs.

The Founders included the emoluments clause in the Constitution for situations such as this.

The United States lost its last triple-A credit rating from a major agency Friday as Moody's announced a downgrade, citing rising levels of government debt and dealing a blow to Donald Trump's ...

The downgrade, from the highest rating to one notch below, comes as the president’s budget bill suffered a blow in Congress.

The U.S. Justice Department plans to press ahead with a merger of its two agencies that investigate drug and firearms ...

For years, Democratic state leaders believed their immigrant programs were free from federal interference. But Republicans in ...

Moody’s Ratings downgraded the United States’ debt on Friday, stripping the country of its last perfect credit rating. The move could rattle financial markets and push up interest rates, potentially ...

The Library of Congress, a 225-year-old Washington institution, has never had a moment like this.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a ...

The Department announced the cutoffs on March 24. A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia then sued to stop the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald ...