After more back and forth, it seems that “to be ascertained by law” meant that it would require a statute to stop paying ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs, since a government shutdown went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House passed a ...

The Ohio Redistricting Commission approved a new map of congressional districts that would be used for the first time in the ...

With major shutdown impacts beginning to set in, a scholar of Congress says the House has all but abdicated its position as ...

The federal government shut down at midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after Congress failed to reach an agreement in a bitter standoff over funding the government. The shutdown means hundreds of ...

In fall 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump asked supporters to forward a proposal called the "Congressional Reform Act of 2025" that would restrict legislative lawmakers' privileges and actions.

Plenty of rich people serve in Congress, but most didn’t amass their wealth while in office. Instead, they were rich before they got elected, either through family money or their professional careers.

The Senate returned Friday, Oct. 10, for just seconds with presiding officer, Sen. John Thune, adjourning any Senate votes on ...