The House has passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills that would fund parts of the federal government through September.
The House has passed legislation that extends expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.
The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures.
Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032.
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.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling for a special session in April for Florida’s legislature to redraw congressional districts.
Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana is recovering from a car crash and expected to make a full recovery, A statement from Baird's office says he is recovering, but details of the crash are not immediately clear.
There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike in Venezuela.
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, there is no official event to memorialize what happened.
President Donald Trump insists Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on as they try to hold their slim House majority.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has finalized a deal exempting U.S. multinational corporations from paying more corporate taxes overseas.
Enhanced tax credits that have helped Americans offset the cost of Affordable Care Act health insurance for the last four years expired overnight.
The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.
Democrat Renee Hardman has been elected to the Iowa state Senate in a holiday-week special election, denying Republicans’ bid to reclaim two-thirds control of the chamber.
Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber.
A new Department of Health and Human Services report reveals Medicaid programs made over $200 million in improper payments to health care providers between 2021 and 2022 for people who had already died.
Speaker Mike Johnson has stayed on message that a Republican health care package will help all Americans and not just those on Affordable Care Act plans.
The House has rejected a pair of resolutions that would put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels and the nation of Venezuela.
Four moderate House Republicans have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson by supporting a Democratic petition to extend health care subsidies set to expire at the end of the year.
Fani Willis has counterattacked during a Wednesday Georgia state Senate committee questioning her prosecution of Donald Trump.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean.
A Wisconsin judge has ruled there is enough evidence to proceed to trial in a felony forgery case against an attorney and an aide to President Donald Trump for their role in the 2020 fake elector scheme.
State officials engaged in unusual mid-decade redistricting are pushing a new definition of what it means to have “fair maps” for Congress.
A pair of lawsuits seeking to redraw congressional boundary lines that currently favor Republicans in Wisconsin are on track to be resolved after the 2026 midterms.
The House voted to repeal President Donald Trump's executive order from earlier this year that aimed to remove collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal employees.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has defended the Trump administration's immigration policies during a contentious House committee hearing.
Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee are clashing over President Donald Trump’s use of the National Guard in American cities.
In a resounding rejection of a pressure campaign from the White House, Indiana Republican Senators voted down a new congressional map created to give the GOP an advantage in the upcoming 2026 election.
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.
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.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican candidate for Georgia governor to attack campaign finance rules that allow Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to raise unlimited contributions.
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.
A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.
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 Florida House committee is meeting on Thursday as state lawmakers inch their way toward a possible mid-decade congressional redistricting.
A gerrymandering battle is spreading among states after President Donald Trump pushed for new U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections.
Less than a month after Democrats scored big victories in the Nov. 4 general election, voters in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district will fill a vacant seat Tuesday in the closely divided U.S. House.
Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.
The White House is circulating a proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies for two more years.
James Fishback is positioning himself as an alternative to the Republican frontrunner, U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, and as a successor to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ political policies.
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has announced she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
While President Donald Trump has struggled to settle on a way to address Americans’ concerns about high costs, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday offered a more direct and empathetic message, saying, “We hear you” and “there’s a lot more work to do.”.
President Donald Trump is once more targeting former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, and Trump is picking a political fight before next year’s elections.
Cory Mills, the Republican who represents Seminole and Volusia counties in the U.S. House, is facing censure by a fellow Republican over a growing number of allegations, including sexual violence and misconduct, federal defense contracting violations, and stolen valor.
President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to roll back protections for imperiled species and the places they live.
President Donald Trump continues to call on Indiana lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional boundaries, even as state senators do not have enough votes to do so.
Both Democrats and Republicans alike readied for a unanimous House vote to pass a bill to force the release of the case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
An Indiana lawmaker who who has yet to make a decision on whether to back President Donald Trump’s push to have Republicans redraw the state’s congressional boundaries was the victim of a swatting call that brought sheriff’s deputies to his home.
President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it.
President Donald Trump has publicly ended his support for Rep_ Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the next midterms “if the right person runs.”.
The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members.
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.
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026.
The drive is collecting nonperishable food, baby items, toiletries, Gatorade and pet food for Central Florida families affected by the shutdown and for hurricane victims in Jamaica.
A new AP-NORC poll finds U.S. adults’ opinions of how President Donald Trump is managing the federal government have dropped sharply since early in his second term, highlighting the risks posed by the government shutdown and his efforts to reshape the federal workforce.
A legislative package that could end the weekslong government shutdown leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits that have made private health insurance less costly for millions.
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.
Democrats are riding high after Election Day wins and some are capitalizing on the victory of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani.
After voters swung toward Republican Donald Trump during last fall’s presidential election, states like Virginia and New Jersey swung back towards Democratic candidates at nearly the same velocity as 2024’s shift, an Associated Press analysis of election data from this week found.
Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.
Most California voters didn’t like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll.
A day after Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the president is in Miami to speak at a forum of business leaders and global athletes about what he sees as his economic achievements.
The new congressional map approved by California voters marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election.
President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever at 36 days.
Voters in Maine and Texas have considered Republican-backed proposals that proponents say would safeguard elections, but opponents believe are intended to make voting more difficult.
New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of President Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum.
Donald Trump features prominently in state and local elections happening Tuesday, a year after he retook the White House.
Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to use Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey to rebuke President Donald Trump and candidates loyal to him.
Ohio's Republican-led redistricting commission has unveiled a new U.S. House map that could give Republicans a chance to win two more seats in next year's elections.
A briefing held only for Republicans in Congress on U.S. military strikes is drawing a fierce rebuke from a key Democrat.
