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Officers spotted a machete in the man’s bag during security screening at the Capitol Visitor Center’s north doors.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: when Washington says it will cut the federal deficit. Easier said than done! Just ask the 2011 super committee, which had a mandate and bipartisan support yet failed spectacularly. For this podcast, we combine the powers of the Political Theater podcast with…

President Jimmy Carter's casket was placed Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda, where he will lie in state until Thursday's funeral service.

Republicans this Congress have added three new members to the Senate Judiciary Committee with high profile topics and nominees.

Republican lawmakers pressed forward on an immigration bill with bipartisan support as a first push in a tough-on-immigration approach.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, left, and Majority Leader John Thune are pictured in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he might use military force to make Greenland a state and take back the Panama Canal.

The fight for the House in the 2026 midterm elections is likely to be fought on familiar territory, as Republicans defend their slim majority.

Democrats looking to flip the Senate in 2026 will need to make gains in states that have swung decidedly Republican in recent years.