Outgoing Rep. Annie Kuster (D-NH) hopes her retirement will not only encourage a new generation of Democrats to come to ...

After passing the U.S. Senate, a bill that would have established the Chesapeake National Recreation Area fell short in the ...

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation’s voting procedures, seeing an ...

One lawmaker removed from office, three House speakers, around 300 bills passed by both chambers – here’s a look back at the ...

Elon Musk's tanking of a government funding bill also helped kill a modest increase in congressional salaries.

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) led the panel of lawmakers -- mostly from the Congressional Black Caucus -- to ...

It was the role of drones in everyday life that drove Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., to get Congress to restrict the purchase of ...

Of the senators heading for the exits, seven are retiring, three lost their reelection bids, one resigned, and two others ...

When the billionaire called Rep. Rosa DeLauro an "awful creature," it was a problem. When Elon Musk called for her expulsion, ...

Committee assignments for congressional legislators have been announced. Here’s where West Virginia’s new and returning U.S.

About 3 million retirees would get full benefits in addition to pensions. As a result, Social Security could hit insolvency ...

Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved ...