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Constituent demands rise, but congressional budgets stay same
House lawmakers in burgeoning districts are struggling to get the resources needed to effectively keep up with rising constituent requests.
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House lawmakers in burgeoning districts are struggling to get the resources needed to effectively keep up with rising constituent requests.
'We do not tolerate any mistreatment or abuse of a migrant,' DHS chief says on images of border agents confronting Haitian migrants in Texas.
Democrats removed military aid to Israel from a spending bill after progressives said they would oppose it.
The House will begin debating its annual defense policy bill Tuesday, with hundreds of amendments on tap, including many about Afghanistan.
The budget package is intended to avoid a partial government shutdown and debt limit crisis, but it's likely to come back for a do-over.
Centrist House Democrats who object to the reconciliation package have individual policy priorities that could divide them.
Progressives say they won’t back the infrastructure bill unless the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package passes first.
Experts argue that the president could invoke the Civil War-era 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to ignore the statutory debt limit.
'The policy changes of this proposal far outweigh the budgetary impact,' parliamentarian says; Democrats may present different proposal
Demonstrators in support of jailed pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 showed up Saturday in less-than-anticipated numbers.
Tucked into the sweeping package is a $4 million tax break sought by a Wisconsin fuel distributor with friends on both sides of the aisle.
Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said his department and other law enforcement will be ready for the Sept. 18 rally near the Capitol.
Photos of the week: This week featured the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the return of Senate pages, Olympic gymnasts and more security fencing.
California’s Mike Garcia talks about UFO sightings, his “old-school camcorder” and what it’s like to serve in Congress with a former wingman.
The House is set to wade through more than 700 amendments to its defense policy bill, some clearly relevant, others not so much.
Ohio Rep. Anthony Gonzalez said “toxic dynamics” in the Republican Party were “a significant factor” in his decision to retire.
Capitol Police officials are preparing for the Sept. 18 rally near the Capitol by erecting a fence around the perimeter of the building.
Sens. Alex Padilla and Rand Paul say protections are needed for “documented Dreamers,” kids of visa holders who have aged out of the system.
The Olympians’ testimony about the Larry Nassar scandal has many wondering if there will be criminal charges for those who failed to act.
The anger at the Pentagon over the haphazard withdrawal from Afghanistan is bipartisan, complicating Biden's hopes of moving past it.