After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a ...

There's still a lot of work to be done on the floor in September. I'd like to see some hybrid consensus ideas go through,” ...

Something huge just happened in the world of cryptocurrency. Congress has passed — and the president has signed — the long-debated Genius Act, legislation that lays the groundwork for regulating ...

The Major Richard Star Act is a bipartisan bill that would correct an injustice to combat-injured veterans by allowing them ...

President Trump on Monday announced he was taking federal control of D.C.’s police department and deploying the National Guard in the city in an attempt to fight crime. “Our capital city has been ...

Congress rarely uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove of federal agency rules. When it does, reporters call the CRA “obscure” and argue Congress ...

Republicans and Democrats have failed Social Security, and benefits Americans receive could be slashed in as little as 7 ...

The United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary, or semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. Planning for the celebration, known as America250, began in 2016 with an act of Congress. A ...

What's in the bill: The new measure, called the HONEST Act, would ban members of Congress and their spouses from trading stocks while in office, requiring them to gradually divest their shares.

By Julian Sanchez, author of the politics and technology newsletter, "Non-Content" and co-host of the podcast, "WatchCats" President Donald Trump has decided to disregard an act of Congress.

Republicans are finally in the homestretch of passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress after months of intense negotiations and legislative work. The Senate voted 51-49 late ...

Today, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.