Lawmakers work past midnight toward approving stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown
1 of 7 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., leaves a press conference in which he answered questions about the spending bill, which was…
House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘We have a plan’ after government funding bill fails
1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to press while house members vote on his spending bill to avoid a…
House GOP proposes new government-funding measure
1 of 6 | House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., accused House Republicans of "detonating" the bipartisan funding measure while addressing media in the Capitol…
GOP aborts temporary gov’t funding measure at Trump’s urging
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance jointly opposed a proposed stopgap funding measure announced Tuesday that would have prevented a pending federal government…
Senate passes defense bill banning gender-affirming care for trans military children
1 of 2 | The $895.2 billion defense bill passed by the U.S. Senate Wednesday bans using federal money for gender-affirming care for transgender children…
House approves massive National Defense Authorization Act with controversial provision
1 of 3 | The U.S. House voted Wednesday to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, worth $895 billion to include pay raises for service…
Capitol Police arrest suspect who ‘physically accosted’ Rep. Nancy Mace
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.D., said she was assaulted Tuesday night on Capitol grounds. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Dec. 11 (UPI) --…
House speaker condemns bomb threats against New England Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday condemned bomb hoaxes targeting Democratic Party lawmakers on the morning of Thanksgiving Day. File photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI…
Speaker Mike Johnson opposes calls for release of ethics report on Gaetz
1 of 2 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said Friday he opposes bipartisan calls for the release of a House Ethics Committee report…
U.S. Supreme Court set to rule on racial dispute over Louisiana’s congressional map
1 of 2 | The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to begin hearing oral arguments before the end of its current term next summer in…
Trump prepares for Madison Square Garden rally
A large crowd of supporters hold flags and wear Trump campaign hats as they wait to enter President Donald J. Trump's rally at Madison Square…
Kamala Harris to push for border security bill in Arizona campaign stop
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Douglas, Ariz., on Friday where she is expected to push for a border security bill that would provide funding…
Senate, House pass short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
1 of 3 | The U.S. Senate and House voted Wednesday to approve a short-term funding bill and avert a government shutdown ahead of Monday's…
House to vote on spending bill to avert government shutdown after weekend deal
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-LA talks to press after his funding proposal to avoid a possible shutdown fails to pass in the House…
Weekend spending deal averts government shutdown
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-LA talks to press after his funding proposal to avoid a possible shutdown fails to pass in the House…
‘Hidden Figures’ honored with Congressional Gold Medals
1 of 3 | Family members of the "Hidden Figures" accept a medal from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a Congressional Gold…
House Speaker Johnson plans Wednesday vote on short-term government funding, SAVE Act
1 of 2 | House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., intends to hold a joint vote to fund the federal government for six months and approve…
Politicians call for end to political violence after apparent Trump assassination attempt
Former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gives remarks to the press at Trump National Gold Club in Los Angeles on Friday, September 13,…
Biden commemorates Civil Rights Act’ 60th anniversary with call to ‘restore faith in Supreme Court’
President Joe Biden leaves the White House in Washington DC on Monday to head to Austin, Texas where he gave a speech to mark the…
Democrats set rules for virtual roll call as path to nominating presidential candidate emerges
1 of 3 | President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appear on the Truman Balcony of the White House in Washington, D.C., to…