Reps. Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo are asking the Justice Department to consider criminal charges against Energy Secretary Chris ...

Contempt of Congress is a criminal misdemeanor offense that officials called to testify before Congress may face if lawmakers ...

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview . Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War ...

A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by Republicans. History shows such booms are common and rarely last. By Annie ...

On July 22, the House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act by a vote of 232–198. Here's a breakdown of the bill and its ...

Before the House adjourns for its August recess, House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to advance more defense funding, the president's election integrity bill and a stock trading ban for lawmakers.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. The Associated Press sat down separately with lawmakers, three Republicans and three Democrats, to hear what it's like on Capitol Hill ...

The following is the July 31, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Defense Primer: The Department of Defense. From ...

Congress is terribly unpopular, and no one who watches it closely is satisfied with how it is working. Our national legislature barely manages to do its most basic work (such as funding the government ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 119th Congress—which convened on January 3 for the end of former ...

The House Ethics Committee has recommended that North Carolina U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards be censured. Edwards is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work ...