CONGRESS

Apparently confident of the Republican Party's support, the Wisconsin congressman announced his plans in a letter to colleagues. 

If Democrats and Republicans cannot work together to increase the U.S. debt limit, the country could default for the first time in modern history.

The White House released a statement Wednesday urging Congress to take action in diverting Puerto Rico from a financial disaster.

The hearings are part of the eighth investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Libya that left a U.S. ambassador and other Americans dead.

Some 71 percent of those surveyed disapproved of the job Republicans are doing in Congress.

In a quiet move, the U.S. State Department cut millions in funding to Mexico tied with the drug war over the Mexican government's failure to improve human rights conditions.

Reince Priebus said Friday the Republican Party will be “cooked” if it fails to elect a conservative president in 2016.

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords launched a new group with other prominent women to address the connection between guns and domestic violence.

Republicans must find a candidate who can unite their conference and win the required 218 votes. Many are putting their hopes in Paul Ryan.

Homeland Security is looking into edits made from its IP address that accuse House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Renee Ellmers of an affair.

Boehner asked Paul Ryan to step up and run to replace him, saying he's the only one who could unite the Republican conference.

A top Air Force official indicated Tuesday that budget uncertainty could force a halt on priorities.

The Senate voted to advance the National Defense Authorization Act conference report Tuesday under the threat of a veto from President Barack Obama.

Gen. John Campbell, commander of U.S. forces, told the Senate that Afghan forces cannot yet fight against the Taliban on their own.

The measure would give nearly every full-time and part-time District of Columbia employee 16 weeks of paid family leave.

Unflattering information about U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who chairs a committee investigating the agency, was made public.

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.

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's plan to step down puts pressure on American companies that rely on the Export-Import Bank.

Conservatives don’t need the Republican Party’s money or support anymore, and that cost House Speaker John Boehner his job.

Immigration remains a hot topic in the U.S., but today's Congress has fewer immigrants than in years past.