Lawmakers head into President Trump’s second year facing questions about whether they can reclaim congressional clout in the face of his power grab. Congressional Memo Lawmakers head into President ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led Congress had a busy first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in 2025. From approving Trump’s signature tax-cut and spending legislation to repealing a record ...

Frustrated lawmakers are looking to 2026 in the hopes that they can reclaim some of the power many fear they’ve ceded to the White House under President Trump. Over the course of 2025, the Trump ...

I often complain that Congress has abdicated its duty to legislate and serve as the engine of our federal government. But what I want to write today is why. Why has this Congress been so willing to do ...

Six members of Congress disclosed 11 stock transactions worth more than $1 million in 2025 — including trades of Nvidia, Microsoft and Broadcom — as bipartisan momentum grows to ban lawmakers from ...

It took more than 20 years, but Congress has finally flexed a war powers muscle. After several fits and starts, lawmakers this month repealed the 2002 Iraq War and 1991 Gulf War authorizations through ...

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Earlier this week, Erika Kirk endorsed Vance for president in 2028. Vice President JD Vance closed out the final day of Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention on Sunday, rallying conservatives ...

Recent presidents have not been shy about claiming broad powers, but President Donald Trump has taken this trend into a crucial new area: federal spending. These precedents might well establish a new ...

The Republican Congress headed home for the holidays Thursday without doing anything about health insurance costs set to skyrocket for more than 20 million Americans when Affordable Care Act tax ...

A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy that sought to require members of Congress to submit requests a week before visiting and inspecting Immigration and ...

The big business of youth sports has reached the U.S. Congress. A House subcommittee says it has created a “crisis” for kids and their parents. “The youth sports industry generates more than $40 ...