Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary
The Senate has dismissed all impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the House Republican push to remove the Cabinet secretary from office over his handling of the the U.S.-Mexico border and ending his trial before arguments even began.
Arizona legislation to better regulate rehab programs targeted by Medicaid scams is moving forward
A Navajo state senator in Arizona says she's hoping for final approval of her bill to tighten regulations for rehab facilities amid widespread fraud that has bilked hundreds of millions in Medicaid dollars.
US military chief tours arms plants with GOP lawmakers to show that Ukraine aid boosts jobs at home
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown is visiting U.S. weapon factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas to address concerns over billions of dollars being sent to Ukraine and other allies when there are so many needs at home.
President Joe Biden signs short-term spending bill to avoid partial government shutdown
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term spending measure that keeps one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22 โ officially staving off a partial government shutdown that would have started on Saturday.
House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry.
South Dakota Republican lawmakers want clarity for the state's abortion laws. They propose a video
South Dakotaโs Republican-controlled Legislature has approved the creation of a video to outline the stateโs abortion laws and to clarify when health care providers are legally allowed to intervene.
Biden is summoning congressional leaders to the White House to talk Ukraine and government funding
President Joe Biden will convene the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Tuesday to discuss the emergency aid package for Ukraine and Israel, as well as avoiding a government shutdown next month.
In Ukraine, Schumer challenges Speaker Johnson to 'rise to the occasion' and pass more US aid
On a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer directly challenged House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up a $95 billion national security package that includes aid for the besieged country.
Congress' top China critics arrive in Taiwan for a visit that's sure to draw scrutiny from Beijing
Some of the U.S. Congress' staunchest critics of China are visiting Taiwan in a show of support that's certain to draw scrutiny from Beijing, which views such interactions as a challenge to its claim of sovereignty over the island.
Biden says Navalny's reported death brings new urgency to the need for more US aid to Ukraine
President Joe Biden says that the apparent death of Russian anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny brings new urgency to the need for Congress to approve tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine to stave off Moscowโs invasion.
A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
In a single week, the Republican chairs of three U.S. House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOPโs top talent.
Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump's demolition of deal as a 'gift'
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats plan to โconstantly over the next yearโ remind voters that it was Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee, who torpedoed a bipartisan bill on border enforcement.
Lawmakers honor House clerk who served during chaos of Jan. 6 and McCarthy speaker votes
Lawmakers have honored the official charged with maintaining order in the House during two of the chamberโs most tumultuous moments โ the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and last yearโs longest race for House speaker since before the Civil War.
Border bill supporters combat misleading claims that it would let in more migrants
A provision of border security legislation that would give the U.S. a new authority to block migrants from entering the country has become a central line of attack from many Republicans who are opposing the legislation.
Deal on wartime aid and border security stalls in Congress as time runs short to bolster Ukraine
Senate negotiators are struggling to finalize a bipartisan deal that would pair policy changes at the U.S. southern border with wartime aid for Kyiv as they run into strong resistance from House Republicans and Donald Trump.
House Republicans ready contempt of Congress charges against Hunter Biden for defying a subpoena
House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after President Joe Biden's son defied a congressional subpoena to appear for a private deposition last month.
DeSantis in Iowa criticizes House Republicans for not making impact or keeping promises
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is criticizing House Republicans on the campaign trail, lamenting to a crowd in southwestern Iowa that he has โnot noticed much of a differenceโ since they edged into the majority after the 2022 midterm elections.