Democrats are trying to retake the Senate majority in the midterms, but to do so, they'd need to defend 13 seats and flip ...

Before leaving Washington for the August recess, the Senate advanced the annual legislative branch spending bill. The measure ...

The battle over federal policing in Washington D.C. heads to Congress, with Republicans seeking expanded presidential control ...

The end-of-year exam was nearly eliminated this year but lawmakers’ first attempt at it failed in late May when House and ...

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Congress is coming back to Washington this week after lawmakers were home for a month-long summer recess. But there's a lot on their plate. First up is a fight over government ...

A plan to remove the unpopular State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) received final approval in the Texas ...

Political analysts have said the postponements on the six vetoed bills likely signals House speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, ...

Democrats warn the move will squeeze municipalities already struggling with budget deficits after lawmakers lowered the cap ...

The Texas Senate is debating the controversial GOP redistricting bill that triggered a weekslong House standoff. The ...

House and Senate lawmakers were sworn in Sunday, the start of a new Congress tasked with working with the Biden administration and fighting COVID-19.

Since the 1950s, control of both the House and Senate by one party has shifted only twice to the other. A look at how control has shifted in Congress since Jimmy Carter was elected president and ...