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 ...

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 ...

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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.

Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. But even as their movements outside the halls of Congress face ...

Early in March, senators gathered to take a vote meant to remind President Donald Trump of Congress’s power. Just a few days before, the president had launched a war against Iran without seeking ...

An unprecedented number of House Republicans are opting to retire or pursue other offices, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) bid to fend off a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterms and ...

Earlier this month, Democrats in the House and Senate proposed resolutions that sought to reassert Congress into the warmaking process and limit President Donald Trump’s ability to continue the air ...

Three Republican women who had a hand in forcing the resignations of lawmakers accused of sexual misconduct said they are out to name and shame more offenders. It is not clear how far they will go.

As older members of Congress head for the exits amid growing pressure for fresh faces in the Democratic Party, some of the most seasoned Black lawmakers are resisting retirement. By Robert Jimison ...