In 1929, the all-White Congress was faced with another challenge to their sense of dominance when voters in Illinois sent to Washington Rep. Oscar De Priest, a Black American elected to work in a ...

House Republicans delivered a stunning victory for President Donald Trump's agenda in the wee hours of Thursday morning.

Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, received an email announcing her ...

The Trump administration prodded Republicans in Congress to "get to work" Monday on the president's marquee tax and border security legislation -- with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) visiting ...

WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Trump's budget chief said on Wednesday that the White House intends to send Congress a package next week to formalize cuts made by billionaire Elon ...

White House readies plan for Congress to ax taxpayer funding for NPR, PBS By . Steven Nelson. Published April 14, 2025. Updated April 14, 2025, 5:09 p.m. ET.

WASHINGTON — A small but growing number of Democratic members of Congress — about 20 as of Friday afternoon — have publicly called on President Biden to withdraw from the presidential race ...

The start-up administrative costs of the Social Security Fairness Act are plausibly about $200 million.When Congress was considering the full-year continuing resolution in March, it simply chose ...

The White House will soon ask Congress to cancel $9.3 billion already approved for foreign aid initiatives, public broadcasting and other programs, according to a White House official granted ...

Commentary: Congress has always been weird about bathrooms and other places. Published 9:00 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024 ...