Sens. Wyden, Paul introduce bipartisan bill to abolish military draft
1 of 2 | Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Thursday introduced a bill to abolish the military draft. He said the all-volunteer military has eliminated the…
U.S. Senate approves Kids Online Safety Act, sends it to House
1 of 2 | Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., announced the passage of a Senate bill that would create the Kids Online Safety Act to help…
Measure seeking sale or closure of TikTok passes with House foreign aid bill
The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless Chinese company ByteDance sells the platform. The bill was attached to…
Senate passes $95B emergency defense bill with Ukraine, Israel aid over House speaker opposition
1 of 2 | After the Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package early Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said "Today, we…
Senate passes sweeping $886B defense policy bill
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the $886 billion defense bill that will set the Pentagon's policy priorities for fiscal year 2024. File Photo by…
China slams U.S. report on Beijing’s ‘global information manipulation’
China called the United States an 'empire of lies' Saturday in reaction to a U.S. State Department report issued this week claiming Beijing is spending…
House holds vote on stopgap funding measure as shutdown deadline looms
1 of 3 | House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., lacks his party's full support on a government funding bill due to a shortage of spending…
Blinken urges Senate to confirm dozens of foreign service nominees
1/2 U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on the U.S. Senate on Monday to confirm 62 nominees for foreign service positions. File Photo by…
Suspect in custody after Virginia lawmaker’s staff attacked by man with bat
Two congressional staffers at the district office for Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., were attacked by a man with a metal baseball bat in an "unconscionable…