Johnson backs away from go-it-alone debt ceiling plan

Among the legislation advanced by the panel Wednesday are measures that would seek to reduce crime in the nation’s capital.

House Republicans are taking up legislation that violates the budget framework they painstakingly negotiated in the spring. It's not the end of the world for the megabill. That's because...

Sen. Josh Hawley said he would oppose a bipartisan resolution to require President Donald Trump to get Congress’ sign-off before taking additional military action against Iran. The Missouri Republican,...

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to choose Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) as the next chair of the House Intelligence Committee, two people familiar with Johnson's intentions said. Johnson on...

The House Ethics Committee is about to embark on a rare trial to determine Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s political future.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and three other Democratic senators are urging the IRS’s watchdog to investigate whether the Trump administration is illegally pressuring the agency to strip Harvard...

Executive privilege normally keeps White House communications secret. But both Trump and Biden waived the privilege during investigations of each other.

The House Administration Committee could hold a hearing next week on congressional stock trading, reopening a deeply contentious issue on Capitol Hill and potentially paving the way for action...

Prepare to freeze at Donald Trump’s inauguration. It’s forecasted to be the coldest Inauguration Day since President Ronald Reagan’s second swearing-in ceremony in 1985 (temperature: A cool 7 degrees)....

New House lines are set to reverberate through key committees where at-risk lawmakers have shaped policy for decades.