After declining an invitation from President Trump, Pope Leo XIV will make a virtual appearance on July 3 at the National ...

Republicans blocked measures in both the House and Senate that would have halted the Iran war and forced President Trump to ...

An Ohio Democrat defended the United States' attack on Iran as others in Congress called the move an unconstitutional escalation. The U.S. and Israel bombed Iran on Feb. 28, launching what President ...

Proposals to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks are gaining new life in states. Washington state's Democratic governor, Bob Ferguson, signed a new law Thursday limiting facial ...

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Top Capitol Hill Democrats, and a small number of Republicans, watched in alarm Saturday as the US launched a major assault on Iran, decrying President Donald Trump’s call for the overthrow of another ...

Lawmakers are trying to limit President Donald Trump's military authority by forcing him to stop operations against Iran unless he has explicit permission from Congress. The current resolution before ...

The era of partisanship present in Washington, D.C., has brought Congress to an especially slow standstill.

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Feb. 25 (UPI) --U.S. surgeon general nominee Casey Means told Congress on Wednesday that she wants the United States to move away from being a "reactive sick care system" as senators pressed her on ...

After nearly two decades covering Capitol Hill, a reflection on how bad things are.