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Lawmakers are reigniting an effort to give Puerto Ricans the right to decide their status after a similar attempt fell short last year.

As some members signal trepidation about their votes, Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans are in “very good shape” to pass legislation.

Ah, the Senate. Anything you think should be simple never really is. Democrats there are trying to figure out what to do about the extended absence of Sen. Dianne Feinstein from committee work. But they cannot just replace her temporarily, as they sought to do this week. Why? Because the…

The Senate passed a bill that would reauthorize federal grant programs for local fire departments after nearly two weeks of debate.

Senate supporters of Julie Su, President Biden's nominee for Labor secretary, rallied to her cause in the face of Republican criticism.

In the wake of reports about trips accepted by Clarence Thomas, the Senate Judiciary chair called on Roberts to testify about court ethics.

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a resolution that would block a Biden administration rule on firearms with stabilizing braces.

Older adults dying of alcohol-related deaths is a problem that has been ignored by policymakers and health care providers, experts say. 

Alex Padilla is California’s first Latino senator and a rising star, as co-chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Politicians in Washington and U.S. states are jockeying to land federal funding for hydrogen technology demonstration projects.

A House bill to bar trans athletes from women's sports is unlikely to clear the Senate, and the White House said Biden would veto it.