Though there is enough hand-wringing, blame (see #ShumerShutdown, #SchumerShutdown, #TrumpShutdown) and hypocrisy to go around, the fact is that the federal government shuttered after midnight on ...

WASHINGTON – While President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days in office issuing executive orders and paring down the size of the federal government, Republicans in Congress were making moves of ...

The Continental Congress meets to debate and adopt the Articles of Confederation. The Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia to debate the Articles of Confederation: the document that will ...

WASHINGON (ABC News) — The United States Congress meets in joint session Monday to certify the results of the 2024 election. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Donald Trump in that ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and a bipartisan group of congressmen and women spoke to six victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday during a “heartbreaking” meeting. “We just ...

WASHINGTON >> Congress formally certified Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s November election victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, clearing the way for him to be sworn in on ...

It’s Monday, Jan. 6. Washington, D.C., looks absolutely magical this morning. Too bad the snowstorm happens to be on a constitutionally mandated workday on Capitol Hill. Here’s what’s happening: The ...

WASHINGTON, DC (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress, at the time of publishing, was set to meet in snow-covered Washington to formally certify Donald Trump’s election as president on January 5, four years ...

Congress certified Donald Trump's election win, clearing the way for his Jan. 20 inauguration. The session was smoother than in 2021, when a violent mob interrupted proceedings. New rules now clarify ...