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 ...

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.

In the early morning of February 28, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. and Israel had started bombing Iran. He said that "the lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may ...

On Tuesday, King Charles III delivered a speech to Congress full of the stuff President Trump opposes. During his remarks, Charles mentioned that the Magna Carta—the foundational legal document signed ...

Even as Rep. Eric Swalwell dropped his campaign for California governor, the Democratic lawmaker still faces significant jeopardy. A number of Democrats and Republicans in Congress have called for ...

A preview of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A post-Vietnam law puts a 60-day clock on the use of military force without ...

Despite the scale of its military assault on Iran, the Trump administration’s reasons for entering into war have been inconsistent and vague, from regime change to the destruction of nuclear weapons, ...

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 ...

Late last year, former Sen. Ben Sasse was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three to four months to live. Now, he's on "extended time" — and he wants to spend some of his remaining time ...