House Republicans passed a stopgap measure Friday night to fund the Department of Homeland Security after rejecting a Senate-passed spending bill that left out funding for immigration enforcement. The ...

Pennsylvania House Democrats withdrew consideration of a resolution honoring March as "National Women’s Month" after a Republican lawmaker filed an amendment to include the physiological definition of ...

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a ...

The San Diego City Council passed a controversial resolution defining antisemitism. KPBS reporter Katie Hyson says that followed four hours of heated public comment and a lone “no” vote by a Jewish ...

At New America, our work spans across five issue areas—each essential to building a nation and a world where everyone can thrive. For over 25 years, New America’s insights and policy solutions have ...

Republican senators rejected a war powers resolution on Wednesday that would have required the Trump administration to seek congressional approval before continuing military action against Iran. One ...

Senate Democrats on Thursday rejected the counterproposal the White House submitted to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded beyond Friday and avoid a partial government shutdown. White ...

Leaders at the Homeland Security Department pleaded with lawmakers on Wednesday not to force their employees to endure another government shutdown, saying their offices are still reeling from the ...

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The U.S. Senate has only a few more days left for lawmakers to agree on ...

Democrats and Republicans in Washington are approaching something very familiar at the end of this week: A shutdown deadline. The House and Senate began a two-week countdown at the onset of February, ...