The 119th Congress will be the first one in recent years to buck the general trend of more racial, gender, age and ethnic ...

Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...

A more serious obstacle is the leaders of the two dominant political parties, who are unlikely to support reforms that weaken their power. Then again, party leadership has been described as the worst ...

The Biden administration announced on Tuesday it will remove Cuba from the state sponsor of terrorism list – a move taken in ...

A group of younger lawmakers is pressing to change House rules to allow members who are new parents to vote remotely.

A historic 2025 tax debate is formally underway. A lot of the early focus is on an issue well known to pretty much every ...

The U.S. is playing Russian roulette by not addressing the national debt. We need to get our act together before it's too ...

The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's superintendent acknowledged the current system doesn't meet the school's needs and said while there are plans to upgrade it, the timing depends on congressional ...

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramasway say they will take aim at $500 billion in federal spending. Hitting their target could risk ...

Here's a full picture of the biggest finance issues affecting states in 2025. After a period of rapid growth, overall state spending was flat last year. Heading into 2025, budgets are mostly in good ...