Congress
Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges
The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.
With Manchin deal, talk of Biden's climate emergency declaration may be dead
Some legal experts and environmentalists think such a declaration wouldn't have been that useful and would have exposed the president's climate agenda to further judicial and legislative scrutiny.
Senate passes gun control bill and sends it to the House
The first major gun legislation in nearly three decades would incentivize states to pass red flag laws and expand background checks for 18- to 21-year-olds, among other measures.
The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate
Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.
Key state and local results from Tuesday's primary
Delayed contests and crowded fields made for an unusually busy primary season in this midterm election. Here's a look at some of the key results.
The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it
The Senate this week voted with unanimous consent to adopt permanent daylight saving time hours to eliminate the need to change clocks twice a year.
Zelenskyy's plea to Congress recalls Churchill and others who fought for democracy
Other addresses to Congress by foreign leaders have paled compared to Winston Churchill welding with his words the alliance that overcame Adolph Hitler, until Volodymyr Zelenskyy's this week.
The White House says it's running out of money to cover COVID tests and vaccines
The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.
Congress passes bill to shore up the Postal Service without cutting back on delivery
Congress mustered rare bipartisan support for the Postal Service package, dropping some of the more controversial proposals to settle on core ways to save the service and ensure its future operations.