WASHINGTRON—US lawmakers rubber-stamped a short-term bill to lift the nation’s borrowing authority Tuesday, averting the threat of a first-ever debt default—but only for a...
US Congress approved a stopgap funding bill Thursday in a rare show of cross-party unity to avert a crippling government shutdown, as Democratic leaders...
WASHINGTON—US lawmakers on Monday laid out a $3.5-trillion budget framework, calling it the “most consequential” social spending plan since the 1930s, and launching what...
WASHINGTON"•The antitrust overhaul package unveiled in Congress targeting Big Tech, if enacted, could have far-reaching effects on how people use the internet and on...
The governor of Florida has activated the National Guard to protect against “potential civil unrest” surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, as armed...
WASHINGTON—The US Justice Department announced Friday that it has charged 15 people involved in the assault on Congress, including one man accused of possessing...
"The situation has become ludicrous."
The advent of the Trump administration saw the most abominable distortion in US foreign policy. Some say demagoguery has taken...
WASHINGTON"•Major US corporations and businesses groups on Wednesday condemned the occupation of the US Capitol by rioters angry at President Donald Trump’s election defeat,...
Sporting a black mask, Democrat Nikema Williams is well aware of Washington's toxic political divisions and the challenges of a deadly pandemic -- the...
US lawmakers on Monday backed legislation granting Sudan legal immunity for past militant attacks, a final step in a historic deal removing Khartoum from...
WASHINGTON—US lawmakers on Monday approved a $900-billion relief package for the world’s biggest economy that will provide a long-sought boost for millions of Americans...
Washington"•America’s divisions will enter into burning focus Tuesday when President Donald Trump delivers the annual State of the Union speech to Congress, just ahead...