Angry at the government shutdown and peeved over attempts to stifle anti-Israeli boycotts, Senate Democrats on Tuesday filibustered a bill that would have strengthened U.S. relationships in the Middle East while punishing the anti-Israel boycott movement. Published January 8, 2019
Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued his first opinion Tuesday, writing for a unanimous court in upholding the power of contract arbitration. Published January 8, 2019
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was absent from the bench Monday for the first time in 25 years as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on two cases. Published January 7, 2019
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in March concerning two cases challenging the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering. Published January 6, 2019
The Supreme Court is plunging back into the issue of whether electoral districts can be too partisan. Published January 4, 2019
A federal appeals court gave President Trump a win Friday in a case defending the administration's policy limiting certain transgender people from serving in the military. Published January 4, 2019
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the new top Democrat leading the House Judiciary Committee, said Friday he'll make special counsel Robert Mueller's report public once it is issued, so the American people can see what is in it. Published January 4, 2019
As Democrats take charge of the House at the start of the 116th Congress, one California lawmaker will introduce articles of impeachment against President Trump on Thursday. Published January 3, 2019
Utah Sen.-elect Mitt Romney, who will be sworn in Thursday afternoon, told reporters on Capitol Hill he plans to have a trusting relationship with President Trump. Published January 3, 2019
President Trump took a jab at Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Thursday in a tweet mocking her DNA test results and her claims she's of Native American heritage. Published January 3, 2019
President Trump said Thursday the partial government shutdown, which is entering its 13th day, is caused by the upcoming 2020 presidential election, blaming Democrats for playing politics and engaging in "presidential harassment." Published January 3, 2019
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he wasn't aware of sexual harassment and unequal pay for women who worked for his 2016 presidential campaign. Published January 3, 2019
White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said Thursday it was "poor form" for the incoming Speaker of the House to personally attack President Trump. Published January 3, 2019
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who is expected to become the new Speaker of the House on Thursday, would not rule out impeaching President Trump and said she believes a sitting president could be indicted despite Justice Department guidance against it. Published January 3, 2019
James Comey slammed Republicans on Wednesday for criticizing their party's incoming freshman senator from Utah over his op-ed attacking the president. Published January 2, 2019
The Senate approved 77 Trump nominations in an end-of-Congress deal Wednesday night, filling out the ranks of federal prosecutors, ambassadors, the White House science adviser and the post of anti-drug czar -- but no new judges. Published January 2, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday she is forming a 2020 presidential exploratory committee, becoming the highest-profile Democrat to take that formal step toward challenging President Trump. Published December 31, 2018
President Trump said Monday he is pulling troops out of Syria as part of his campaign promise, adding if anyone else was bringing members of the military home they would be "a national hero." Published December 31, 2018
President Trump dismissed media reports Monday that his plan for a concrete wall along the southern border had been abandoned. Published December 31, 2018
GOP Rep. Carlos Curbelo on Monday urged President Trump to look to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for guidance in brokering a compromise to reopen the federal government, which entered its 10th day of the partial shutdown. Published December 31, 2018
