Well over 100 new pieces of legislation have now been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis so far this year.

Republicans' stumble on an immigration funding bill is raising questions about other parts of their legislative agenda.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved another batch of 27 new bills, bringing the total number of laws this year up to over 100.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another nine bills into law, adding to the list of close to 100 new laws approved so far this year.

California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight.

Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House.

Republican senators say they need more details on a $1 billion security proposal for the White House, including a proposed $220 million to secure President Donald Trump’s new East Wing ballroom.

Lawmakers in several southern states are meeting this week to consider redistricting plans in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.”.

The Republican-controlled House gave approval to a three-year extension of a key U.S. surveillance program after weeks of infighting.

Late-night votes are an age-old pressure tactic for congressional leaders in both major political parties.

More than one month after ending the regular session without passing a budget, legislative leaders said Thursday they have a deal on top-line spending levels and plans for a May special session to pass the bill that funds the Florida government.

The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections.

This week, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis received a batch of 20 new bills, which could soon become law.

The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history.

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.

Of the new laws signed on Tuesday, one designates a Florida highway as the "President Donald J. Trump Highway."

There's been a holdup on Capitol Hill in advancing the renewal of a program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.

Virginia voters are set to decide next week on a Democratic-drawn redistricting plan that could boost the party's chances in the U.S. House.

An aviation safety bill seeking to address lessons learned from last year’s midair collision of a jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., was approved by the House Tuesday.

Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket.

After a busy legislative session, over 100 laws have already received Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.

Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill that could imprison people for up to 10 years for distributing abortion-inducing medication.

A three-judge panel in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state’s Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election.

Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis approved seven more bills, adding to the hundreds of new laws passed in recent years.

A revised version of the House's aviation safety bill now has the backing of the National Transportation Safety Board, but the families of the 67 victims of last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see tougher requirements to ensure reforms are implemented.

Georgia lawmakers may require that every public school student be checked for weapons each day.

A new KFF survey shows many Americans who had Affordable Care Act marketplace health insurance last year are struggling with high health costs.

Illinois Democrats ushered in a new generation of lawmakers Tuesday night, picking five new nominees for Congress in open seats that are favored to remain in Democratic hands this fall.

The Florida House on Wednesday approved the bill (SB 484) that aims to put restrictions on the growth of massive data centers that power the rapidly developing AI technology, and their effects on regional electric and water resources.

Among dozens of companies competing for Pentagon contracts to supply attack drones, one stands out: Powerus, flush with cash and ballooning in size as it buys up rivals.

Advocates across the U.S. are hoping a growing unhappiness of wage and wealth inequalities that have increased coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic will help more states adopt policies involve the rich paying more in taxes.

The signs that Illinois is having one of its most frenzied primaries in years are everywhere.

The House has narrowly rejected a resolution that would curb President Donald Trump’s powers in the Iran war.

The latest proposal to fix Florida's license plate law has now been approved by the House.

Questions are mounting at the U.S. Capitol over the Trump administration’s shifting rationale for going to war with Iran.

Any of these bills could soon be the first new Florida law of 2026.

Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump’s military attack on Iran.

Democrats are growing more confident of winning a majority in the House in the November elections.

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s misleading for members of the House to say their package of aviation safety reforms would address the recommendations that her agency made in January to prevent another midair collision like the one last year near Washington, D.C., that killed 67 people.

The U.S. Treasury is moving to cut a small Swiss bank off from the U.S. financial system over alleged illicit ties to Iran and Russia.

The Trump administration is expanding its pressure on Iran by imposing new sanctions aimed at the country's missile, drone and oil networks.

Legislation to require all aircraft flying around busy airports to have key locator systems to prevent midair collisions failed to win approval in the House on Tuesday.

A federal court ruling means the new Utah voting districts that give Democrats an improved shot at winning a U.S. House seat can be used in this year’s election.

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address is likely to be a test run of the message that Republicans will give to voters in November’s elections for control of the House and the Senate.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez won’t say whether Governor Ron DeSantis’ push for an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” will advance in his chamber this year. However, three weeks remain in the legislative session, and the bill has not been heard in a single House committee yet.

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office has denied a request to have the late Rev. Jesse Jackson lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda due to precedents that such honors are usually only designated for presidents.

The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky, possibly leading to an extension of the legislative session.

Democrats’ top priority as the 2026 session of the Minnesota Legislature gets underway is reining in the power of federal law enforcement to conduct immigration crackdowns.

House Republicans approved legislation that would impose strict new voter ID requirements ahead of the midterm elections.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have finalized an agreement with House Republicans to testify this month in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump is imploring the House to end the partial government shutdown.

The Republican National Committee vastly outpaced Democrats in 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says it'll be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote in the House.

House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws.

Senate Democrats are rejecting more money for Homeland Security after another fatal ICE shooting. Here's what could happen to federal workers, small businesses, consumers, vulnerable populations and more if the government shuts down as a result.

New York’s congressional redistricting battle is headed back to court.

Property tax cuts are one of the biggest themes of this year's Legislative session. But it has critics wondering: how do we replace those funds?

The Florida House passed a bill that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package on Thursday.

The House GOP’s new Select Committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack has held its first hearing, but it's clear the trauma of that day still lingers.

A panel of federal judges has sided with California in the fight over a new U.S. House map approved by voters.

A new bill filed in the Florida Legislature would require newborn screenings for a rare liver disease.

The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.

The longest-serving Democrat in Congress has announced he's retiring at the end of his term, saying he's deeply concerned "this House is not living up to the Founders’ goals.”.

The House is pushing ahead with legislation to renew subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans.

Officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump called for mid-decade redistricting.

California Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week leaves a new vacant seat in the House.

President Donald Trump wants Republicans to get a deal on health care insurance assistance by being flexible on a long-standing amendment that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services.

Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy is nowhere to be found.

Rep. Elise Stefanik says she is suspending her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress.

The House has approved bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up permitting reviews for new energy and infrastructure projects and limiting judicial review.

The U.S. military says it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people.

Four centrist Republicans have broken with their party's leadership over health care.

House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums for Affordable Care Act recipients.

The Justice Department and California are facing off in federal court over the state's new congressional map that favors Democrats.

The Senate failed to get anywhere on health care this week.

Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump.

A recent law that took effect in Florida may have some drivers wondering: “Can I be arrested over my license plate?”

Initial new federal data shows the number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance for 2026 is moderately higher than it was at a similar time last year.

House Republicans in key battleground districts are working to contain the political fallout expected when thousands of their constituents face higher bills for health insurance coverage obtained through the Affordable Care Act.

On Friday, DeSantis took to Fox & Friends to discuss his proposal for how to manage property tax cuts if they get approved next year.

This week, four proposed constitutional amendments in Florida took another step closer toward becoming reality after getting approved by lawmakers.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.

Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.

Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy “illegal orders” say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews.

The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus.

Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums.

President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

Balmain has named French designer Antonin Tron as its new creative director.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.

The deal cut by some Senate Democrats to reopen government has refueled the party’s tussle over strategy and identity just days after sweeping election victories had raised hopes that the left’s disparate factions were pulling in the same direction heading into the 2026 midterms.

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.

Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden says he will not seek reelection.