Fourteen state legislatures have passed a resolution asking for something Congress could, in theory, hand them for free: term limits on its own members. They aren't asking Congress to pass a law. They ...

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives set April 21, 2026, as the date to hear from and question top Pentagon officials Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. Dagvin R.M.

Congress will have the best chance in the courts to block a controversial $1.8 billion "lawfare" compensation fund set up by the Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump ...

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Taxpayers have paid more than $300,000 in confidential sexual harassment settlements on behalf of six former members of the House of Representatives or their offices, according to GOP Rep. Nancy Mace ...

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The Supreme Court’s ruling to limit a key part of the landmark Voting Rights Act this week adds a new bend to the winding history of Black representation in Congress, fueling fear from civil rights ...

The promise of democratic governance was stolen from the people. We must win it back. You will hear no more disorienting or self-defeating a platitude uttered on Capitol Hill in this 250th year of the ...

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This week, Congress celebrated a rare bipartisan victory after overwhelmingly passing the largest housing affordability bill in a generation. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump was set to sign it ...

President Donald Trump’s obsession with unfounded claims of election fraud has defined his second term in office. But in recent months his fixation has moved from executive nominee litmus tests and ...