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The United States is at risk of another damaging government shutdown, potentially as soon as the end of September. So what’s happening on Capitol Hill?
A Delaware man has been sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison in the carjacking of a U.S. congresswoman’s sport utility vehicle in a Philadelphia park almost two years ago.
President Joe Biden is brushing off the House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. Biden says the way he sees it, they opened the probe against him because they want to shut down the federal government.
The U.S. House has overwhelmingly approved several measures targeting Iran for its human rights record and placing restrictions on the country’s ability to import or export its expanding arsenal of weapons.
Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation’s child care industry afloat, saying thousands of providers are at risk of closing when their federal pandemic relief runs out this month.
The White House is calling the Republicans’ newly-launched impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden “extreme politics at its worst.”
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he’s directing the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
McCarthy juggles a government shutdown and a Biden impeachment inquiry as the House returns for fall
Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces a political standoff when the House resumes this week. McCarthy needs to steer the House to fund the government and avoid a government shutdown.
The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is slamming a fellow Republican in the Senate for waging an unprecedented attempt to change Pentagon abortion policy by holding up hundreds of military nominations and promotions.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. Her announcement Friday in San Francisco comes as Democrats are trying to win back the majority in the House.
Military officials say an Alabama senator’s hold on top promotions in a clash over abortion policy raises national security concerns. Republican Sen.
Congress returns to try to prevent a government shutdown while the GOP weighs an impeachment inquiry
Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans consider whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
The second ranking House Republican says he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is suggesting that an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden is becoming more likely.
House Republicans have subpoenaed several FBI and IRS agents involved in the federal investigation into Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden.
House conservatives in a group known as the Freedom Caucus have unveiled a list of demands they want included in a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running after the end of September.
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s husband, Dr. Nathaniel Horn, has died. The Illinois Democrat posted a statement about Horn on X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter.
A first term U.S. congressman from New Mexico has introduced a bill that would create a health care fund for oil field workers nationwide.
Congressional leaders are pitching a stopgap government funding package to avoid a federal shutdown after next month.
There are so many dots on the maps they blur into blobs – each one reflecting trillions of public and private dollars flowing in the U.S. in a nationwide investment.
A North Carolina congresswoman injured in a serious automobile accident this week is recovering at home from a broken sternum and bone in her foot.
A North Carolina congresswoman has been released from a hospital after a car accident. The office of Democratic U.S. Rep.
House Republicans are releasing new information about the business dealings of President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden.
North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop has announced he’ll run for state attorney general next year rather than seek to remain in Congress.
Congress responded to the fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio earlier this year with bipartisan alarm at railroad crashes causing potential disasters.
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell once vowed Donald Trump would have his day in court after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
Police search Senate office buildings after report of active shooter; later declare it a false alarm
Authorities issued a shelter-in-place order and searched Senate office buildings near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon amid reports of an active shooter.
Trump lawyer calls indictment an ‘attack on free speech and political advocacy.’ Follow live updates
Donald Trump’s attorney John Lauro is calling the latest indictment of the former president “an attack on free speech and political advocacy.”
Connecticut U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro has been known for years for her colorful clothing and hairstyle.
Hunter Biden’s former business partner has testified to Congress that President Joe Biden was never directly involved in their financial dealings, even though Hunter would often put his famous father on speakerphone to impress clients and business associates.
Lawmakers broke for their August recess this week with many worried about whether they can avoid a partial government shutdown upon their return.