Category: Congress

Pope Leo XIV made a direct foray into U.S. politics Tuesday, offering measured support for the Chicago Archdiocese’s plan to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who supports...

Lawmakers are poised to barrel into the first government funding lapse since 2019.

President Trump's willingness to deal on the expiring tax credits heralds a messy internal fight.

Health care assistance is their No. 1 demand, but Democrats are battling over something even more fundamental.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries slammed the AI-generated deepfake video posted online by President Donald Trump Monday night as “racist and fake.” “Mr. President, the next time you have...

All signs point to the government shutting down at midnight Tuesday night. Just when Monday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders brought a glimmer of a potential...

A lot has changed since 2013, including guaranteed backpay for staff which could mean fewer furloughs in congressional offices.

If a government shutdown wasn’t already exceedingly likely, President Donald Trump might have made it a near certainty Monday night. The president posted a vulgar AI-generated deepfake video to...

"There are still large differences between us," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said afterward.

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a conference call Monday that they need to stick together to force Senate Democrats to swallow the seven-week stopgap bill the House...