Speaker Mike Johnson has postponed a vote on a temporary spending bill that would keep federal agencies and programs funded for six months
September 11, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to press ahead with requiring proof of citizenship for new voters as part of a bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
September 10, 2024
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is rejecting a proposal Speaker Mike Johnson has put forward that links continued government funding for six months with a measure to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote
September 09, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson has teed up a vote this week on a bill that would keep the federal government funded for six more months
September 08, 2024
House Republicans have unveiled legislation to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month
September 06, 2024
Senators are heading home for the month after failing to advance a bill to expand the child tax credit and restore some business tax breaks
August 01, 2024
Republican Rep. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania will lead a House task force charged with investigating the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump
July 29, 2024
The House has voted to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump
July 25, 2024
Congressional committees are moving quickly to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Pennsylvania that also saw one rallygoer killed and two others seriously wounded
July 15, 2024
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has a one-word answer on whether President Joe Biden is a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection
July 12, 2024
The Senate will pursue a spending increase next year of about 3.4% for defense and 2.7% increase for non-defense programs under a bipartisan agreement reached by the Senate Appropriations Committee
July 09, 2024
House Republicans are off to a quicker, more united start this year when it comes to funding the federal government, passing four of 12 annual appropriations bills before the end of June compared to zero at this time last year, when the new majority got off to a rocky start
July 06, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington this week comes at a critical time as Republican leadership in the House and Senate diverge on the best way to get more military and humanitarian aid over the finish line
September 19, 2023
New details are emerging in the ethics investigation into Florida Republican Matt Gaetz
June 18, 2024
House Democrats will vote to save Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy
April 30, 2024
A young boy sitting behind his father on the House floor has become the latest social media star after performing for the C-SPAN cameras
June 03, 2024
Republican Vince Fong of California has been sworn into Congress after winning a special election to complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
June 03, 2024
A political action committee that helps Republicans get elected to Congress is doing the unusual — spending more than $450,000 to defeat a GOP incumbent
May 13, 2024
A promising start has given way to challenging political realities for supporters of a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing debt challenges
May 11, 2024
The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use
May 11, 2024
Some Democrats are entertaining the prospect of helping House Speaker Mike Johnson save his job should Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia force a vote seeking his ouster
April 18, 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a long-awaited package of bills that will provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel, replenish U.S. weapons systems and give humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza
April 17, 2024
A congressional committee is accusing China of fueling the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. A report released Tuesday by a House select committee says China is directly subsidizing the manufacturing of materials used by drug traffickers to make fentanyl outside the country
April 16, 2024
The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are jeopardizing his nomination
April 10, 2024
Members of Maryland's congressional delegation say they'll soon introduce a bill that'll make clear the federal government will fully cover the cost of rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge
April 09, 2024
Trump is launching another business full of potential risks and conflicts if he wins
Austrian parties scrap election events due to floods
Intel gets up to $3 billion from US for national security related chip production
US military completes withdrawal from junta-ruled Niger
Ecuador's Noboa seeks constitutional change to allow foreign military bases in country
Vista, Blackstone nearing $8-billion deal to buy Smartsheet, sources say
Tito Jackson, founding member of the Jackson 5, dies at 70
Some people hate Taylor Swift. Some people love her. I just don’t get her.
Bryce Young benched by Carolina Panthers after QB's rough start, AP source says