Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
January 03, 2026
The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also expands the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating their release
December 31, 2025
Cody Campbell is a billionaire supporter of Texas Tech, his alma mater
December 31, 2025
President Donald Trump’s “blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast is raising new concerns about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America
December 18, 2025
The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela
December 17, 2025
The Senate has given final passage to an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs
December 17, 2025
Congress races against the clock to avert skyrocketing health care costs for millions
December 14, 2025
Brian Jack is a first-term Republican congressman from Georgia, but he's become a key figure in the Oval Office
December 14, 2025
Ryan Crosswell, a former federal prosecutor, is running for Congress after resigning when the Trump administration dropped corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams
December 12, 2025
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election
December 11, 2025
Senators from both parties are pushing to change a defense bill after crash investigators and victims' families warned it could undo key safety reforms
December 11, 2025
The Senate has rejected legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year
December 11, 2025
A divided GOP forges ahead on health care message — without plan to address spiking premiums
December 11, 2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene defiant since announcing resignation after falling-out with Trump
December 08, 2025
Big 12 Commission Brett Yormark says legislation currently stalled in Congress is needed to regulate college athletics and put a stop to what he essentially calls uncapped spending for name, image and likeness in football
December 06, 2025
Members of Congress now know that the U.S. military fired upon two people clinging to the wreckage of a boat allegedly carrying drugs — and they want answers
December 05, 2025
Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress
December 05, 2025
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers
December 05, 2025
House Republicans plans to vote on a bill regulating college sports has been scrapped due to divisions within their caucus
December 04, 2025
President Donald Trump has long praised tariffs as key to increasing wealth in the United States, idealizing Gilded Age policies that preceded the implementation of a modern federal income tax
December 03, 2025
Stefanik says her provision is back in key defense bill after taking spat with Johnson public
December 03, 2025
The White House and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee have each lent support for a bill designed to regulate college sports that has been criticized by opponents as a giveaway to the NCAA and its most powerful schools
December 02, 2025
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December 02, 2025
Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress
December 02, 2025
The founders’ vision of the speaker of the House – a nonpartisan moderator and referee – has yielded to a far more powerful position. But has Speaker Mike Johnson given away his chamber’s power?
December 01, 2025
President Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress
December 01, 2025
The FBI has requested interviews with six Democratic members of the U.S.
November 25, 2025
A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into Republican divisions on the issue
November 25, 2025
FBI seeking to schedule interviews with Democratic lawmakers in controversial video
November 25, 2025
President Donald Trump isn't on the ballot in next November's midterm elections, but he’s plunging into them with his own presidency
November 24, 2025
The Justice Department is on the clock to release files relating to Jeffrey Epstein after President Donald Trump signed a measure passed by Congress
November 22, 2025
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026
November 22, 2025
NCAA currently falling short to rescind rule that would allow college athletes to gamble on professional sports, source says
November 21, 2025
The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus
November 20, 2025
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing federal disaster funds and using the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday
November 20, 2025
An Indiana lawmaker who who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home
November 17, 2025
Ro Khanna explains how he helped engineer the vote that ‘ripped MAGA apart’
November 19, 2025
Both the House and Senate have acted decisively to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
November 18, 2025
Here’s the Epstein bill’s possible path in the Senate
November 18, 2025
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November 17, 2025
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it
November 16, 2025
‘Humbly, I’m sorry’: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s turning a new leaf after years of divisive comments
November 16, 2025
The U.S. government shutdown ended on its 43rd day on Thursday, the longest in history and breaking a record set in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first term in office.
October 01, 2025
The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025
The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result
November 12, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter The U.S. government is on the brink of reopening, potentially restoring pay to unpaid federal workers and ending a
November 12, 2025
After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session
November 11, 2025
The U.S. Congress is poised to approve a deal that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which began when lawmakers allowed funding to expire on October 1.
November 10, 2025
Idaho man turns drone hobby into thriving aerial media business
Astronomers discover ‘inside out’ solar system
Scientists say genetic analysis could greatly speed restoration of iconic American chestnut
Trump repeals EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution, teeing up a legal battle with global stakes
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
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