2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (494+ words) Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to redraw the commonwealth's congressional map, giving Democrats an opportunity to pick up as many as four additional House seats in this fall's midterm elections." Tuesday's special election comes after the Virginia…...

3+ hour, 29+ min ago  (1064+ words) The Senate voted Tuesday to take up a budget resolution that is designed to provide enough funding for immigration enforcement agencies through the remainder of President Donald Trump's term. On a strictly party-line vote of 52-46, the Senate agreed to proceed…...

4+ hour, 8+ min ago  (585+ words) Efforts to modernize the nation's air traffic control system are moving along with the support of funds provided in last year's reconciliation law, but the Transportation Department will need even more money from Congress to finish the job, Secretary Sean…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (843+ words) At the beginning of the Netflix limited series "Death by Lightning," about the rise and fall of President James Garfield in 188081, his soon-to-be assassin tries to excuse his checkered past before the parole board of the infamous New York prison…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (95+ words) Roll Call Chairman Michael Guest, R-Miss. , reads a resignation letter from former Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-Mc Cormick, D-Fla. , during a House Ethics Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building on Tuesday regarding sanctions against the Florida Democrat for ethics violations....

9+ hour, 5+ min ago  (336+ words) Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-Mc Cormick announced her resignation from Congress on Tuesday, minutes before the House Ethics Committee was set to consider what punishment she should face for numerous ethics violations." With her resignation, the Ethics Committee loses jurisdiction over her…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (798+ words) As revelations of sexual misconduct continue to ripple through Congress, calls for change are dominating the halls " so much so that Speaker Mike Johnson said he'd lead the cause himself. "We are looking at every potential avenue to tighten up…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1020+ words) Kevin Warsh, the nominee to be next chairman of the Federal Reserve, promised senators Tuesday that the central bank would maintain its independence from the White House under his leadership and that he would divest assets that raised conflict-of-interest concerns…...

9+ hour, 38+ min ago  (830+ words) The Supreme Court appeared ready to back limited forfeiture powers for federal agencies during oral arguments Tuesday, in a pair of challenges to the ability for the Federal Communications Commission to impose fines on alleged lawbreakers. Telecommunications giants AT&T…...

17+ hour, 33+ min ago  (660+ words) The 2026 farm bill is on its way to the House floor as soon as next week with a subtle change to the sweeping legislation's greyhound racing ban after an outcry from hunting advocates. The latest version of the bill, released…...