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A sign indicating that the Federal Trade Commission is closed due to the government shutdown, Wednesday in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Getty Images) The U.S. government remained shut down as Congress ...

WASHINGTON – After months of political gamesmanship, Congress is officially taking a vote on the Jeffrey Epstein files. The House of Representatives on Tuesday is set to consider a bill that would ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson is keeping the House out of ...

Many Americans will be voting on Election Day – or have already cast votes – in races for statewide office, local positions and on ballot initiatives with major implications for democracy. Congress is ...

D.C. officials testified Thursday before the powerful House Oversight Committee as it considers 13 bills that could wrest more control away from local officials. Here's a look back at what was said.

House Democratic leaders hold a live press briefing as the deadline looms for the expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from replacing a top official at the Library of Congress for now, deferring a decision on his emergency appeal until it resolves a pair of ...