As the national debt has risen to more than $34 trillion and counting, Washington remains deeply divided on what to do about ...

A new Louisiana congressional map giving the state a second majority-Black House district has been rejected by a panel of ...

The U.S. government is limited in the amount of money it can borrow to fund its operations. This limit is known as the debt ceiling. Congress holds the authority to raise or suspend the debt ceiling ...

The Fiscal Responsibility Act, which President Joe Biden signed last in May 2023, included caps on federal discretionary ...

Fields had declared his intention to run for Congress in the new district. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) FILE - Rep.

Voting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black ...

With the US Congress finally passing a supplemental aid bill for Ukraine, Israel and Indo-Pacific defense spending, members might be tempted to sit back on their laurels. But John Ferrari and Elaine ...

House Republicans had two central leverage points in this Congress: the debt ceiling and aid for Ukraine. On both occasions, ...

The White House wants federal agencies to keep climate change in mind as they decide whether to approve major projects.

It cost them one speaker (and counting), but the most chaotic Congress in memory managed to raise the debt ceiling without ...