Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China.

Thousands of people have streamed onto the National Mall in Washington for a daylong prayer rally.

President Donald Trump and several top administration officials are joining with a cast of mostly conservative Christian clergy this Sunday for a prayer gathering.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight.

Republican senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”.

President Donald Trump has signed a bill funding much of the Department of Homeland Security and ending the longest agency shutdown in history.

The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.

The White House is warning Congress that funds to pay Department of Homeland Security personnel will “soon run out.”.

King Charles III has marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build “one of the most consequential alliances in human history.”.

The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has resigned, doing so just moments before the start of a hearing that could have led to a recommendation that she be expelled from Congress.

President Donald Trump and many of his conservative Christian supporters are participating in a marathon Bible reading event.

The Senate has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.

The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States.

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.

Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House.

President Donald Trump's efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party.

Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom.

President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown.

King Charles III will deliver an address to Congress during his visit to Washington in late April.

TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on.

President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

There seemed to be a deal.

President Donald Trump says the American air travel system has reached a "breaking point."

President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach a deal to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks.

The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing into alleged ethics violations by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

President Donald Trump says he will sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

Republicans face growing political trouble ahead of November's midterm elections as the war in Iran keeps gas prices high and voters worry about living costs.

The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports as travelers are experiencing record waiting times.

President Donald Trump took the United States to war without a vote of support from Congress.

A senior administration official says the Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war.

Senator Markwayne Mullin has a tough path as he moves toward leading the Department of Homeland Security, with immigration fights, disaster anger and Iran threats piling up.

President Donald Trump's decision to replace Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives him an opportunity to reset his mass deportation agenda — or to double down on a campaign promise.

Anti-Muslim rhetoric is on the rise among some Republican lawmakers.

President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year.

Majority Leader John Thune says that the Senate will consider a bill to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements in elections.

President Donald Trump says he won’t sign any other legislation into law until Congress passes a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that he says also must end Americans’ ability to vote by mail.

Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.

President Donald Trump says questions about the war in Iran are “easy” compared to efforts to better regulate college sports.

President Donald Trump has predicted the destruction not just of college sports but the entire U.S. collegiate system unless the industry is fixed quickly.

From former presidents to an NBA Hall of Famer to prominent church pastors, stories of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s influence on politics, corporate boardrooms and picket lines loomed large at a celebration honoring the late civil rights leader.

One day after U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales admitted to having an affair with his staffer, who later died by suicide, top House Republican leaders are calling on the congressman to drop out of his race for reelection.

The call from party leadership in Congress arrived a day after the San Antonio congressman admitted to the affair for the first time.

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies.

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress.

The House has narrowly rejected a resolution that would curb President Donald Trump’s powers in the Iran war.

Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran.

Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises.

Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran.

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are presenting a shifting new justification for the U.S. attack on Iran.

Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.

Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. begin in Chicago and stretch across the country to honor his long civil rights legacy.

As U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales faces calls to resign amid allegations he had an affair with a former staffer, House Speaker Mike Johnson also weighed in on the accusations Monday.

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address.

Some Republicans seemed relieved at the news that the Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s global tariff regime.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that he did not think it was appropriate for the Justice Department to be tracking the search history of lawmakers who are reviewing files from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.

Democrats are denouncing the Justice Department’s attempt to indict a group of lawmakers who last year urged U_S_ military members to resist “illegal orders.”.

Homeland Security officials are highlighting the potential impact of a shutdown.

Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts.

Congressional leaders said Tuesday that a deal was still possible with the White House on Homeland Security Department funding before it expires this weekend.

Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real accountability” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump’s campaign of federal immigration enforcement.

Voters in Texas' 18th District have had little break in a series of elections as the result of the Republican-controlled state Legislature's redrawing of congressional districts last year.

President Donald Trump has signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.

President Donald Trump is imploring the House to end the partial government shutdown.

The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.

A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says it'll be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote in the House.

The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September while carving out a temporary extension for Homeland Security funding, giving Congress two weeks to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration’s characterization of Alex Pretti as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.

The shooting deaths of two American citizens at the hands of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis have upended the politics of the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.

The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills.

Joe Biden promised Europe that "America is back" early in his presidency, aiming to mend ties after Donald Trump's tenure.

President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn’t have been possible without his big tax and spending cuts bill.

President Donald Trump has commanded attention during his second term.

Sen. Thom Tillis isn't holding back in his final year in Washington.

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year.

The Senate has agreed to display a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack.

The House has passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills that would fund parts of the federal government through September.

The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House has passed legislation that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures.

The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans.

President Donald Trump says Venezuela will be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., and he pledges to use proceeds from the sale of this oil “to benefit the people” of both countries.

Venezuela's military says the U.S. operation to capture Nicolás Maduro resulted in dozens of casualties.

On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened.

President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials have briefed leaders in Congress on the striking military operation in Venezuela.

President Donald Trump may have his name on the building but it's still the Kennedy Center to Congress.

Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.

Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country.

Vice President JD Vance says the conservative movement should welcome anyone who loves America.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.