Congress might have the power of the purse, but in a vote on a rescissions package, GOP members surrendered their authority ...

The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by Trump, affecting public broadcasting and foreign ...

The group has been connected to intrusions into U.S. mobile networks and the hacking of dozens of high-profile U.S. officials.

The bill to cut more than $9 billion from public broadcasting, foreign aid and more will move on for a final House vote, then ...

President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will permanently ban analogues of fentanyl—though it also contains ...

The House set a new record Wednesday for the longest vote ever held in the chamber in history, breaking a record that had ...

Trump's $9 billion clawback bill passed the Senate with Republican support, cutting USAID and public broadcasting funds, despite two GOP senators' opposition.

According to recent polls from YouGov and The Economist, Democrats in Congress have lower favorability ratings than their ...

From July 12 to 15 in 1995, the heat index soared above 120 degrees, killing 739 people in the deadliest natural disaster in ...

Senators approve Trump-backed budget rollback, slashing foreign aid and public broadcasting funding; bill heads to the House by Friday.

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