The House has approved a bill that aims to have artificial intelligence data centers pay for their substantial energy needs.

Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home to campaign for the midterm elections.

The loved ones of the 67 people killed in last year's collision between an airliner and Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., have a message for Congress and regulators.

The Congressional Black Caucus Institute is launching a multimillion-dollar campaign to engage lower-propensity voters in key districts before the midterm elections.

Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment in this midterm election.

The fire station across from the World Trade Center has become a key stop along the route for visiting the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.

The House has passed a short-term measure to fund the federal government into early December.

Over 200 new Florida laws have been approved this year, though over a dozen are set to kick off early next month.

House lawmakers have returned to Washington with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and outside Jared Kushner met privately recently.

Here’s where to find election results for the state House and Senate races in Florida’s primary election on Aug. 18, 2026.

The Democratic Party's ideological divide remained unresolved even as the establishment candidate eked out a narrow win in the Wisconsin governor's primary over a democratic socialist.

With less than two weeks before the primary election, candidates for the highly contested Congressional District 7 took on several issues on Thursday in Lake Mary. The forum focused on topics facing the business community, such as taxes, government contracting, and technology.

House Democrats are adding a dozen Republican-held seats to their list of targets for the November midterms.

Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season.

Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur is being treated for non-life threatening injuries after a car accident in Toledo.

The Big Ten and Southeastern Conferences have agreed to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral.

The Orlando Fire Department says they responded to a 2-alarm fire Saturday afternoon. Crews say the fire was on East Concord Street, and when they arrived, the whole house was involved.

The House has approved legislation that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks.

The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections.

More than half of House Democrats have voted to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel.

The Nigerian government has announced the rescue of students abducted by militants in Oyo state in May.

Well over 200 new pieces of legislation have now been signed into law by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis so far this year.

On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another trio of new state bills. However, he also vetoed three others, issuing letters to explain why he did it.

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, the legislative branch has momentarily called it quits.

On Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on eight more bills, bringing the total number of new laws this year to well over 200.

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed another batch of 15 bills, though he also opted to veto three bills.

A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has successfully backed three allies in Democratic U.S. House primaries.

The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply.

Lawmakers are demanding the National Science Foundation stop dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million ocean monitoring network being wound down under President Donald Trump's administration.

Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader as she travels to Washington this week.

The Florida Supreme Court has allowed the use of a new U.S. House map drawn by Republicans in the midterm elections.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed yet another batch of bills, adding to the list of over 130 laws approved so far this year.

A Democratic group that previously focused on presidential races is wading into more than a dozen House and Senate contests across the country.

Republicans have won a partisan redistricting battle for Congress.

For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race.

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.