House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith indicated that tariffs won’t necessarily be legislated as part of budget reconciliation — even if they are used to offset some of the cost of GOP tax policies.

How we got here: Among the new members, the freshmen class of the 119th Congress will include at least 40 Democrats — 34 in the House and six in the Senate — and 38 Republicans — 32 in the House and ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have agreed to set aside $50 million to defend California — as well as immigrants facing deportation — in court against the incoming Trump White House, ...

The Biden administration has navigated a sometimes uneasy balance of seeding clean energy projects while limiting the growth of fossil fuel production on federal land and waters. But the Inflation ...

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Airlines are again predicting record-breaking travel this summer against the backdrop of a spike in near-collisions on runways, inadequate staffing at airport towers and safety concerns involving ...

The conversation around representation in government has gained momentum, but has the demographic makeup of our leaders, legislators, and judges changed? We pulled together data on the race, sex, ...

President-elect Donald Trump presided over major increases in defense spending during his first term in the White House, but his exact plans for Pentagon spending and military force structure isn’t ...

Democrats and Republicans are hoping to use the battle over the next farm bill, which has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year, as a way to message to rural voters. A critical vote is coming up ...

Senior lawmakers in both chambers are scrambling to reach a compromise on legislation limiting U.S. investments in China as negotiators are working off a newer version of the draft bill that would ...

Former President Donald Trump said Monday, during a conversation with Elon Musk, that it “doesn’t make sense” why the U.S. compares so poorly to other countries with “unbelievably fast” bullet trains ...

Both chambers plan to take off most of August for recess and all of October ahead of elections. The House typically convenes for four-day weeks, while the Senate convenes up to five days a week.