NANCY PELOSI

A shutdown looks like a distinct possibility.

The “no bill, no break” protest was aimed at forcing the House of Representatives to discuss gun legislation.

The Democrats are protesting the Congress’ inaction on gun control legislation on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

At one point Tuesday night, the hashtag #iVoted was trending on Twitter.

The legislation failed on a 305-112 vote, with 130 Republicans and 175 Democrats opposing passage.

Republican lawmakers narrowly defeated legislation to protect the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees of government contractors.

The next step is for lawmakers to appoint board members to oversee a restructuring of the amount owed, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday.

U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says a workable restructuring process has been found.

U.S. Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, as well as presidential candidates, offered their condolences Saturday.

Donald Trump has joined in saying Republicans do not like Cruz, even calling the senator a "nasty guy."

Marco Rubio wants to teach voters what a value-added tax is so he can beat Ted Cruz.

The measure, which is expected to be signed by U.S. President Barack Obama, provides for spending increases and $620 billion in tax breaks.

Democrats and Republicans reached an agreement Tuesday night, but there's still time for things to be derailed.

Each day that President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions are delayed, New York City stands to lose $100,000, the Cities United for Immigration Action coalition says.

GOP lawmakers are hoping to crack down on resettlement of Syrian and Iraqi refugees in the U.S. by attaching a provision to the $1 trillion spending bill that must pass by Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown.

China has ruled Tibet with an iron fist since it was "peacefully liberated" by People's Liberation Army troops in 1950, and trips by Western reporters and political figures are vanishingly rare.

Now that the Ohio Republican has given up the House speakership, he has plenty of options for getting wealthy.

"We are going to move forward; we are going to unify,” Paul Ryan pledged after his election as speaker.

An emotional John Boehner said he has no regrets in his farewell remarks as speaker of the House.

Secret Service protection may be near for the Republican presidential candidate, but whether it was the agency's idea or his idea remains unclear.

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