The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections.
A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has successfully backed three allies in Democratic U.S. House primaries.
Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.
Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader as she travels to Washington this week.
The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections.
A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country.
California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has advanced to the November ballot after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat.
Republicans' stumble on an immigration funding bill is raising questions about other parts of their legislative agenda.
Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House.
Republican senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom.
Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider redistricting plans in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”.
The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.
The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections.
The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.
The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.
There's been a holdup on Capitol Hill in advancing the renewal of a program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.
Virginia voters are set to decide next week on a Democratic-drawn redistricting plan that could boost the party's chances in the U.S. House.
An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., was approved by the House Tuesday.
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him.
Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket.
Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication.
Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns.
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is maintaining her innocence following the House Ethics Committee’s finding that the Democratic congresswoman committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards.
A revised version of the House's aviation safety bill now has the backing of the National Transportation Safety Board, but the families of the 67 victims of last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see tougher requirements to ensure reforms are implemented.
A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.
Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall.
Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out: Powerus, flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals.
Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.
Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran.
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.
The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks.
Legislation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent midair collisions failed to win approval in the House on Tuesday.
A federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election.
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents.
Democrats’ top priority as the 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature gets underway is reining in the power of federal law enforcement to conduct immigration crackdowns.
House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections.
A bill aimed at keeping cellphones out of classrooms was signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have finalized an agreement with House Republicans to testify this month in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says it'll be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote in the House.
Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.
The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers.
The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”.
Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.
President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.
Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.
As of Jan. 1, 2026, Michigan residents and businesses are now seeing a wave of new laws and policy changes take effect — from paychecks to cannabis sales, education to consumer protections.
Michigan residents and businesses will see a wave of new laws and policy changes take effect to ring in the new year— from paychecks to cannabis sales, education to consumer protections.
As the calendar turns to 2026, Michigan residents and businesses will see a wave of new laws and policy changes take effect — from paychecks to cannabis sales, education to consumer protections.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed dozens of bills into law, including child care safety legislation and the Taylor Swift bills. Here's a list.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently signed dozens of bills into law, including child care safety legislation and the Taylor Swift bills. Here's a list.
Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.
The House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.
Michigan’s top legislative leaders agree the state’s budget was finished late this year, and that the delay created real uncertainty, especially for schools.
House Speaker Matt Hall defended the controversial cuts, stating, “This thing is on autopilot and it’s out of control. I hate to say it, but the COVID spending is over.”
House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act recipients.
The final three days of the Michigan legislature are underway and the fight is intense. The Michigan House just slashed $645 million in state spending without the Senate’s approval.
The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state's new congressional map that favors Democrats.
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump.
Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.
House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.
Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.
A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.
Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.
Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.
President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.