House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said renaming the Russell Senate Office Building after Sen. John McCain would be a "great tribute" to the Arizona senator, who died Saturday at the age of 81. Published August 26, 2018
Sen. Jeff Flake on Sunday said that a penchant for forgiveness and an ability to see the good in opponents were several of Sen. John McCain's most enduring traits. Published August 26, 2018
The Senate passed a massive $857 billion bill Thursday to fund the Defense, Labor, Education, and Health departments next year, pressing to avert a shutdown showdown ahead of the next deadline at the end of September. Published August 23, 2018
The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed a massive $857 billion bill that funds the Departments of Defense, Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services next year, pressing to avert a shutdown showdown ahead of the next funding deadline at the end of September. Published August 23, 2018
The Treasury Department on Thursday moved to block state efforts to get around a new $10,000 cap on a state and local tax deduction that was part of the GOP's $1.5 trillion tax-cut law. Published August 23, 2018
Senate Democrats on Thursday railed against reported plans that the Trump administration is looking at using federal funding to let school districts buy guns for teachers, saying the news threatens to scuttle bipartisan work on a massive spending package the Senate is considering this week. Published August 23, 2018
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine leads Republican challenger Corey Stewart by 17 points in this year's U.S. Senate race in Virginia, according to a Roanoke College poll released Thursday. Published August 23, 2018
One senator is demanding a vote on limiting President Trump's options for a military parade, while several others want to ensure better treatment for chimpanzees who had been used in clinical testing at federally funded facilities. Published August 22, 2018
A federal judge in Washington state on Tuesday pledged a quick ruling on whether he will continue to block a Texas company from sharing online blueprints for crafting 3D-printed guns, while also saying at a hearing in the case that the hot-button issue ideally would be settled by Congress or the White House. Published August 21, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled Tuesday it's unlikely there will be time to consider new Russia sanctions legislation on the floor during a crowded September, though he did say he'd be interested in taking a look at it. Published August 21, 2018
Plans for 3D-printed guns have spread across the internet over the past three weeks despite the efforts of a federal judge and some of the country's largest social media companies to try to impose limits. Published August 20, 2018
Children are heading back to school with the debate over gun safety still raging six months after the Parkland massacre -- and no issue is more heated than whether gun-free zones make students safer or more endangered. Published August 19, 2018
A Louisiana commission voted Thursday to block two banking giants from taking part in a new highway project, moving to punish the companies for gun control policies they adopted after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting this year. Published August 16, 2018
Conservative advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that a quick surrender by House Republicans on 2019 spending bills in the coming weeks could decimate the morale of grass-roots activists the GOP will need for the closing stretch of the midterm campaign season. Published August 15, 2018
Democrat Ben Jealous is struggling to close the gap in the Maryland gubernatorial race against Gov. Larry Hogan, according to a survey that shows Mr. Jealous down by double digits in the deep-blue state. Published August 14, 2018
The U.S. economy is expected to grow by about 3 percent in 2018 but could face "more substantial" effects in the coming months from the administration's recent moves on tariffs, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday. Published August 13, 2018
Maryland Democrats are hoping voters are so dismayed by what is happening across the border in the District of Columbia that they will take it out on Gov. Larry Hogan in this year's elections. Published August 12, 2018
Some Marjory Stoneman Douglas students have been outspoken gun control advocates since the February shooting at their high school, and now their parents are ramping up the pressure with a political action committee to campaign against candidates who won't crack down on military-style weapons. Published August 9, 2018
Rep. Chris Collins on Wednesday said he plans to mount a "vigorous" defense against what he described as "meritless" charges and that he will remain on the ballot for re-election to Congress, hours after pleading not guilty in federal court in New York to charges tied to an alleged insider trading scheme. Published August 8, 2018
The FBI arrested Rep. Chris Collins Wednesday on charges of insider trading after the Securities and Exchange Commission accused him of passing on secret information about a failed clinical test to his son, who dumped 1.3 million shares of stock in a pharmaceutical company. Published August 8, 2018
