WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared a massive $1.5 trillion package Wednesday that backers said would not only shore up the nation’s crumbling infrastructure…
In a major victory for reproductive rights, the U.S. Supreme Court, on Monday, struck down a controversial Louisiana law that critics said would have…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping police reform package Thursday night in response to massive civil unrest over police brutality. The package…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday salvaged an Obama-era program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of young, unauthorized immigrants known as “Dreamers” to…
Congressional Democrats called Monday for more federal aid for education as the nation’s schools prepare to reopen this fall. “Unless the federal government provides…
Politicians are banding together to try to rescue local news media from economic collapse during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, U.S. Senate Minority Leader…
It’s National Census Day. Organizations across the country are marking the occasion with webinars, virtual rallies, Twitter chats and other digital events throughout the week. April…
The Department of Defense is on course to get a major funding boost as the U.S. military is drawn into the nation’s war against…
U.S. House Democrats tore into the Trump administration’s annual budget request for the Department of Education at a hearing on Capitol Hill Thursday. The administration’s…
Since his death last fall, the late Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.) has been honored with a memorial service in the U.S. Capitol Building,…