WATCH: No House votes until Senate Democrats ‘turn the lights back on,’ Johnson says

Speaker Mike Johnson made clear he won’t be bringing House lawmakers back to Washington until the Senate passes a government ...

U.S. Senate committee joins House panel in probing Homeland whistleblower complaint

The Senate intelligence committee is investigating a whistleblower complaint filed by a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official alleging he was pressed to skew official ...

WATCH LIVE: Senate convenes as Trump administration threatens more firings due to federal shutdown

With every passing day of the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed or working without ...

Speaker Johnson suggests Ethics Committee will take look at Cory Mills over restraining order

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) praised Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) as a “faithful colleague” Wednesday but suggested the Ethics ...

Senate's top Democrat, Republican seek path to guide 50-50 chamber

Facing a 50-50 partisan split in the U.S. Senate, the chamber's top Democrat and Republican discussed adopting a power-sharing deal similar to one struck two decades ago in similar circumstances, a ...
Opinion

With executive orders, who needs Congress anymore?

The U.S. Congress has gradually ceded its powers to the president, resulting in a weakened legislative branch and a shift in the balance of powers.