With the afterglow of the holiday season still boosting our spirits, it is time to snap back to an important reality. The next congressional self-induced crisis is upon us with the latest continuing ...

The start of a new year is traditionally a time to reflect on past failures and make resolutions for doing better. Here’s a suggestion for members of Congress: They should resolve to start asserting ...

As Congress faces a Jan. 30 deadline to pass the fiscal 2026 budget, one imperative must guide its work: We cannot allow a repeat of last year’s disorder. The Trump administration’s illegal ...

Millions of Americans have yet to dig out of the holes they found themselves in after they missed paychecks and other federal benefits during the 43-day government shutdown last fall. Members of ...

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives said they wanted to safeguard and even boost funds for basic research. By William J. Broad ...

The resolution created different sections of statutory code. A part the Senate is weighing using has not been widely seen as unconstitutional. By Charlie Savage Charlie Savage writes about national ...

The resolution narrowly advanced with a vote of 52-47. In a rare rebuke to the Trump administration, the Senate on Thursday advanced a war powers resolution that would block the president's use of the ...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee advanced resolutions Wednesday to hold former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their ...

A number of member of Congress from both major parties have announced they are heading for the exits, either because they are seeking higher office, are not running again or are leaving early before ...

The Department of Homeland Security has again required members of Congress to give prior notice before inspecting immigration detention facilities, issuing a new policy to bypass a court order that ...

Congress approved a $3.2 billion budget for the cleanup of the Hanford Site in Washington state on Thursday. According to the Washington Department of Ecology, once it is signed by the president, the ...