US House Republicans overcome hurdle on first 2024 spending bill
By David Morgan and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives began debating the first of
2023-07-27 04:15
Officials and lawmakers push for more government transparency on UFOs
Three retired military veterans are testifying Wednesday at a House hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena -- commonly known as UFOs -- warning that the sightings are a national security problem and that the government has been too secretive about them.
2023-07-26 23:58
Texas congressman leads thirst and hunger strike to urge heat protections for workers
A Democratic congressman from Texas is participating in a brief thirst and hunger strike Tuesday to "draw attention to the need for a federal workplace heat standard, including protections for rest and water breaks."
2023-07-26 07:28
Senators propose banning stock trades for US Congress, president
WASHINGTON Members of the U.S. Congress, the president, vice president and senior executive branch officials and their relatives
2023-07-26 07:20
US House Republicans bring culture wars into spending showdown with Senate
By David Morgan WASHINGTON The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is due to begin voting this week on
2023-07-25 18:24
US attorney who has led Hunter Biden probe offers to publicly testify to Congress this fall
US attorney David Weiss, who has led the Hunter Biden criminal probe, has offered to testify at a public congressional hearing this fall, according to a letter sent to lawmakers on Monday.
2023-07-25 08:15
US Supreme Court faces 'outright defiance' from Alabama
It was a legitimate surprise when the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court ordered Alabama's conservative-dominated state government last month to redraw its congressional map and include either a second majority-Black congressional district or something quite close to it.
2023-07-25 06:59
Alabama GOP-controlled legislature approves congressional map with just one majority-Black district despite court order
Alabama's Republican-controlled legislature gave final passage Friday to a new congressional map with just one majority-Black district, despite a court order calling for the redrawn lines to create two majority-Black districts or "something quite close to it."
2023-07-22 07:19
US House Speaker McCarthy denies deal with Trump to expunge impeachments
WASHINGTON U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday said he did not make any promises to
2023-07-20 23:20
U.S. House passes bill allowing older pilots, other aviation reforms
WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age
2023-07-20 22:49
US Senate considers sweeping defense bill, heads for showdown with House
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON Leaders of the U.S. Senate said on Wednesday they expected a sweeping defense policy
2023-07-20 06:23
US public defenders could lose hundreds of staff in budget shortfall-officials
By Sarah N. Lynch and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON The U.S. federal public defenders system could need to cut
2023-07-20 02:48