Congress should send American households another round of checks to help them through the coronavirus pandemic, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday.  “We do envision direct checks again,” the Kentucky Republican told HuffPost at…

Melting sea ice could see polar bears forced on to land for long periods, with many Arctic bear populations facing extinction by 2100, a new report has warned. The animals depend on sea ice to…

After almost five days of intense negotiations, European Union leaders emerged in the early hours of Tuesday morning with a historic deal for a massive stimulus plan designed to rescue their coronavirus-hit economies. The size…

The moms shuffled into position on Sunday night, arms linked, backs to the fence in front of Portland’s federal courthouse. The sky had darkened. Behind the fence, anonymous federal agents in fatigues leveled their weapons…

Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) joined the running to take over the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, setting up a high-profile contest over U.S. foreign policy and Democrats’ traditional approach to global affairs.  Castro…

For the seventh time in three years, voters will have an opportunity to provide health coverage to poor adults whom Republican leaders have failed to serve as Missourans decide whether to amend the state’s Constitution…

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Monday shared a phony quote attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, then suggested it backs what President Donald Trump has been saying about Democrats. Kilmeade ― a co-host of “Fox &…

Two women are accusing ousted Fox News correspondent Ed Henry of rape and sexual harassment in a lawsuit filed Monday, claiming that he groomed one of them to be his “sex slave” and that the network…