The 1973 law granted the city a greater degree of self-governance. It also allows the president to federalize D.C.'s police ...

After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a national emergency would let him bypass the law’s limits.

After declaring a public safety emergency Aug. 11 in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump suggested that declaring a ...

That document, buried for decades in microfilm archives, was recently made public for the first time through the Holocaust ...

The bill would require proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate, passport or naturalization papers, in order to ...

There's still a lot of work to be done on the floor in September. I'd like to see some hybrid consensus ideas go through,” ...

The Major Richard Star Act is a bipartisan bill that would correct an injustice to combat-injured veterans by allowing them ...

While the congressional stock trading question has played out on Capitol Hill for years, the debate saw some renewed momentum this week. A bill sponsored by Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) has cleared the ...

President Donald Trump has decided to disregard an act of Congress. To justify that disregard, his administration is asserting a shockingly broad authority that legal scholars dub the ...

Republicans are finally in the homestretch of passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act through Congress after months of intense negotiations and legislative work. The Senate voted 51-49 late ...

Today, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.