Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Congress would have to authorize the $2,000 checks President Trump proposes to send to most Americans. With the White House focusing on questions of ...

Happy Monday! House lawmakers are back for their first full workweek in the Capitol since mid-September. Members are expected to vote tomorrow on a bill requiring the release of more files related to ...

Good evening. With the government shutdown over, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has exploded back into the headlines. Following the release of new emails that shed more light on the relationship between ...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is almost over. The House, back for its first votes since September 19, just passed the Senate’s bipartisan deal to reopen the government. The 222-209 ...

The Trump administration on Friday asked an appeals court to block a judge’s order requiring it to distribute full benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for the month of ...

The shutdown fight continued without a resolution on Friday as frustrations mounted from Capitol Hill to the nation's airports and beyond. Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats on a ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Friday offered a Democratic proposal to end the government shutdown now in its record 38th day. Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly dismissed the offer as ...

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she won’t run for re-election and will retire from Congress when her current term ends in early 2027. Pelosi, 85, became one of the most powerful ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune intends to hold a vote Friday on a legislative package that would end the government shutdown now in its 37th day, though details are still sketchy and the prospects ...

Happy Thursday! Lots of history was made on this date: In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected president; in 1956, Dwight Eisenhower won a second term in office; in 1984, Ronald Reagan won 49 states en ...

President Trump on Thursday announced a deal with pharmaceutical giants Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to expand coverage and substantially lower the cost of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, saving ...