Loretta Lynch becomes the first African-American woman to lead the Justice Department, after waiting 167 days to be confirmed.
Speaker Boehner says House committees will wait for results of the administration review.
Attorney Anthony Gray said he would introduce "physical evidence that nobody has talked about."
A final vote on her confirmation as attorney general was scheduled for around 2:30 p.m. EDT.
President Obama apologized Thursday for the accidental killing of two innocent hostages of al Qaeda during a counterterrorism operation in January.
Republican presidential candidates are relentlessly beating up on Hillary Clinton, but she has a distinct advantage: Hillary can choose her own targets.
Armenians in Beirut, one of the first stops for people fleeing the genocide 100 years ago, aren't incensed at just Turkey.
Increased enforcement is expected to prevent a surge of unaccompanied minors this summer.
The former four-star general and CIA chief had pleaded guilty to leaking classified military intelligence to his biographer and mistress.
The Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill would allow the president to "fast track" trade deals through Congress.
Obama was in the Florida Everglades on Earth Day to warn about the dangers of sea level rise and other climate effects.
Similar legislation is making its way through the Senate, with President Barack Obama expected to sign a final bill.
As the ceasefire is broken anew, a bipartisan group asks the U.S. president again to send lethal aid to Ukraine.
A group of 30 women, including two Nobel laureates and prominent writer Gloria Steinem, are set to cross the heavily guarded border.
Speaking on a television show, President Barack Obama also warned Iran against arming rebels in Yemen.
A Japanese cabinet minister and about 150 lawmakers on Tuesday visited Yasukuni Shrine, seen by critics as a symbol of Japan's past militarism, sparking anger among Asian neighbors a day before U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in the region.
The U.S. Senate could plunge into a heated debate on legislation giving Congress the power to review a nuclear deal with Iran as soon as Wednesday, as some Republicans sought to change the bill to take a harder line on any agreement.
A Pentagon spokesman said he did not believe Navy warships patrolling the region had been in direct contact with the Iranian flotilla of nine cargo ships.
The money is for "development financing," but President Nicolás Maduro offered no other details on conditions for the funds.
The deal on the funding the human trafficking law ensure proper resources are available to victims, while existing abortion restrictions remained in place.
The law's popularity is at an all-time high since November 2012.
The conservative donors are reportedly expected to spend nearly $900 million on the 2016 presidential race.