Americans are losing faith in Congress. According to recent polling from the Pew Research Center, just 17 percent of Americans trust the government to do what is right for the country — a near record ...

For a brief moment last week, Congress started to do something productive. The Senate, after weeks of bickering and fruitless negotiations, unanimously approved legislation to fund most of the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., who had been one of the top candidates running for California governor, announced his resignation from Congress as he faces sexual misconduct allegations. Rep. Eric ...

Two months ago, Democrats in Congress said they would not give immigration enforcement agencies another cent without reforms to limit the tactics of their officers. But 59 days into a record-long ...

Congress was late to adopt workplace laws that protect private sector employees. How has that shaped its culture? NPR speaks with Rutgers professor James R. Jones, author of "The Last Plantation." The ...

President Donald Trump's 108-minute State of the Union address on Feb. 24 was a largely unsurprising and uninspiring screed, but he did find a brief moment of consensus with Democrats in Congress, ...

Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, not the president. But most modern presidents and their legal counsel have asserted that Article 2 of the Constitution ...

Multiple times during Donald Trump's second presidency, Congress has debated his military authority, first in Latin America and now the Middle East. The latest test will come in the GOP-controlled ...

Trump Rules: Trump and his aides are rewriting the rules of power in Washington. Which of their changes are temporary, and which will endure? A Washington Post series. Early in March, senators ...