The Senate voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act conference report Tuesday under the threat of a veto from President Barack Obama.
More Hillary Clinton emails were made public Wednesday, placing more attention on the former U.S. secretary of state's private-server controversy while she runs for president.
Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood, testified before Congress Tuesday.
The potential replacement for Speaker John Boehner hasn't even been in Congress a decade.
The speaker's resignation signals a more conservative House Republican Conference and possibly more partisanship.
Immigration remains a hot topic in the U.S., but today's Congress has fewer immigrants than in years past.
Two dozen Democrats broke with the president and joined Republicans in voting against the deal. The vote was largely a symbolic one.
The accord with Tehran is the only "viable solution" to the Iranian nuclear issue, the U.S. secretary of state tells the Foreign Relations Committee.
The measure will put Jordan on the same level as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries for three years.
South Carolina is not the only state that flies symbols of the Confederacy on state grounds.
Sen. Mitch McConnell put repeal of the medical device tax on the fast track Monday evening. Repeal would blow a $25 billion hole in annual Obamacare funding.
Emanuael AME Church, once the hub of a busy black neighborhood, has seen its residents replaced by younger, whiter, more affluent residents.
A South Carolina politician recently argued that law-abiding citizens should be able to carry concealed weapons without permits because criminals already do.
The lack of a formal authorization by Congress to take military action against ISIS apparently was not a deterrent in the voting.
A provision that would continue to keep the federal government from using funds to go after medical marijuana laws in the states passed the House on Wednesday, June 3. But the White House may veto it.
Republican U.S. Rep. Steve King is known for inflammatory anti-gay remarks.
The law would repeal a despised, decade-old formula for how to pay doctors through the federal healthcare program.
The bill is expected to pass in the House but still faces opposition in the Senate.
Utah discontinued firing-squad executions in 2004. But a boycott centered on lethal-injection drugs has lawmakers considering other methods.
The bill will next go to the House for further review.
Pelosi has served as the Democratic Party's leader in the House since 2003.
The latest poll on Americans' dim view of Congress indicates a record-high disapproval rate for individual local representatives.