The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress in one of its last acts ...

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Plus, Democrats pass over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a North Carolina Republican tries to throw out ballots in this ...

Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned and two others were ...

Xiao Gongqin thought that, in moments of flux, a strongman could build a bridge to democracy. Now he’s not so sure.

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would ...

The Senate worked into the night to pass it, 85-11, just after the deadline. At midnight, the White House said it had ceased ...

Another funding bill. A debt limit extension. Major party-line bills on immigration and taxes. Nominations. Trump tried to ...

Republican lawmakers say Congress’s near brush with a government shutdown shows that House Republicans do not have a functional majority, giving them a bad feeling about how difficult it will be ...

Lawmakers came together to fund the government on Friday, keeping the lights on in Washington until early next year and preventing a Christmas season shutdown. The package — crafted by Speaker ...

The Senate confirmations put President Joe Biden’s judicial total higher than the number appointed during former President ...

Elon Musk, once a supporter of President Barack Obama, now backs President-elect Donald Trump, reflecting a political shift ...