WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican who oppose abortion promoted legislation Wednesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a y
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Wednesday put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources law, which
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans say spending for House operations, including lawmaker offices, has dropped by more than $200 million since they took
WASHINGTON (AP) — As airport delays spread across the country, members of Congress on Tuesday urged the administration to postpone the furloughing
WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Democrat Charles Rangel on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn a 2010 House decision to censure
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2014 budget proposal to be released by the White House on Wednesday will include new steps to combat what the Internal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The cost to taxpayers for a House Republican decision to fund the legal team supporting the Defense of Marriage Act has climbed f
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official outlined President Barack Obama's ambitious trade agenda to Congress Tuesday while
WASHINGTON (AP) — The administration's top trade official says budget cuts are making it more difficult to negotiate new trade deals and enforce
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerned that Japan's possible participation in ongoing trade talks among Pacific nations threatens the U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans put out a video Tuesday to remind visitors that, while they may be locked out of the Obama White House because
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun trafficking and the straw purchasing of firearms would become federal crimes under bipartisan legislation announced by five s
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress appeared on a course to renew the expired Violence Against Women Act after House Republican leaders on Tuesday agreed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House and Senate appeared headed for another partisan battle as the House prepared to take up its version of the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several House Republicans on Wednesday proposed legislation on Native American courts that could lay the groundwork for a
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators tussled Thursday over whether Indian authorities should be able to prosecute non-Indians in domestic abuse cases, an
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic violence.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House next week will take up legislation to overturn an order from President Barack Obama giving federal workers a 0.5
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is dismissing suggestions to sidestep Congress to meet the nation's debt obligations, declaring that it is
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Monday that he misspoke when he suggested in a Senate speech that damage from Superstorm S
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal program giving unlimited insurance guarantees to some no-interest bank accounts, enacted at the height of the
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday began considering proposed legislation to extend for two years a Great Recession program that provides
WASHINGTON (AP) — To prevent a possible run on banks at the height of the financial crisis four years ago, Congress expanded government insurance f
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian trade and human rights bill cleared Congress and headed for President Barack Obama's signature Thursday, opening new
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up an immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for
WASHINGTON (AP) — You can say "lunatic" all you want, but you probably won't have the government's blessing.