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|By Kristin Kasper
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) aims to include the measure in the yet-to-be-passed National Defense Authorization Act.
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Kristin Kasper
Lawmakers reach an impasse while considering the National Defense Authorization Act.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2021 at 8:18 PM CST
|By Peter Zampa
Former Sen. Bob Dole (R-Kan.) is being remembered by colleagues and friends as a hero whose legacy will live on.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 3:59 PM CST
|By David Ade
With a budget deadline looming over Congress, some lawmakers want funding for a vaccine mandate written out of the bill.
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Updated: Dec. 1, 2021 at 9:28 PM CST
|By Peter Zampa
The Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision could involve the overruling of Roe v. Wade.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 6:55 PM CST
|By David Ade
The bills had both Democratic and Republican sponsors. Our Washington News Bureau caught up with them after the signing.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2021 at 3:08 PM CST
|By David Ade
This is President Joe Biden’s latest push to tout the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2021 at 9:00 AM CST
|By Nicole Neuman
“They are in jeopardy. We need to protect them," said the senators.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 5:09 PM CST
|By David Ade
Democrats on Capitol Hill praised the move while some Republicans criticized it
Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 2:26 PM CST
|By Kristin Kasper
This Homelessness Awareness Month, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say they are continuing to work to lower the number of homeless people.
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Updated: Nov. 19, 2021 at 10:55 AM CST
|By David Ade
The funding passed the Senate in the summer- but it still has not reached President Biden’s desk.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 8:15 AM CST
|By Peter Zampa
Immigrant families want the government to pay up for separation policies. Republicans disagree.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2021 at 12:27 PM CST
|By Kyle Midura
How an issue that bridges both parties divides Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 9:48 AM CST
|By Nicole Neuman
The ReConnect program offers $1.5 billion in loans and grants to fund the expansion process including on tribal lands.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 3:26 PM CDT
|By David Ade
The OSHA rule was rolled out Thursday and involves a hefty fine for businesses who do not comply.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2021 at 12:57 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
A federal lawsuit accuses the National Rifle Association of violating campaign finance laws by using shell companies to illegally funnel up to $35 million to Republican candidates, including former President Donald Trump, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and others.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 3:10 PM CDT
|By Kyle Midura
The final results in the governor’s race could determine the fate of President Joe Biden’s Washington agenda, both in the short and long-term.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2021 at 1:31 PM CDT
|By Kyle Midura
The whole nation could fit within the scope of a challenge to a New York gun law.
Updated: Oct. 29, 2021 at 10:08 AM CDT
|By Peter Zampa
The Democratic-led spending package is expected to include more money for child care, but details are still foggy.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2021 at 12:41 PM CDT
|By David Ade
Texas Sen. John Cornyn (R) said the measure will allow states to move forward on a variety of projects with money already in their hands.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 at 4:28 PM CDT
|By David Ade
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) are working to get Americans back into space.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 8:29 PM CDT
|By David Ade
Lawmakers compete in bipartisan teams to brew unique beers.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2021 at 10:24 AM CDT
|By Kristin Kasper
Members of Congress agree: it’s time for new internet regulations, as made apparent during the Facebook whistleblower testimony this month on Capitol Hill.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 4:02 PM CDT
|By Peter Zampa
The Nebraska Republican says he was unaware a foreign national had made donations to his campaign.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2021 at 3:20 PM CDT
|By David Ade
Chris Magnus’ hearing took place Tuesday after being nominated for the position in April.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 at 7:48 AM CDT
|By Peter Zampa
As COVID-19 cases fall across the United States, Alabama has yet to climb higher in the list of vaccinated states.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2021 at 2:59 PM CDT
|By Kyle Midura
West Virginia’s senator is at the center of the controversy as lawmakers head closer to the debt deadline.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 10:42 AM CDT
|By David Ade and Natalie Grim
The COVID EIDL loan would allow business owners to borrow $2 million for recovery. But some worry about the commitment.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 7:54 AM CDT
|By Jacqueline Policastro
Some watched black smoke billowing over the Pentagon; others ran to safety. Lawmakers reflect on 9/11, 20 years later.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2021 at 3:13 PM CDT
|By David Ade
The federal government is continuing to provide aid to communities in need of relief from the storm.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2021 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Kristin Kasper
“We’re all in this together,” was his message as he addressed the nation Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT
|By David Ade
House Democrats are moving forward on a process to potentially add trillions in new spending after members of their own party put up some temporary roadblocks.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM CDT
|By Alana Austin
Members of Congress react to the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By Alana Austin
Kentucky Republicans, Rep. Thomas Massie and Sen. Rand Paul, are calling on the Pentagon to halt plans to require Covid-19 vaccinations for all members of the military.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2021 at 10:25 AM CDT
|By Alana Austin
Rep. Greg Steube, a veteran, says he's concerned about how this new mandate will impact troops and military readiness.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2021 at 2:08 PM CDT
|By Gray DC Newsroom
Lawmakers are nearing a final vote in the U.S. Senate to push forward a more than $1 trillion infrastructure deal.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2021 at 8:08 PM CDT
|By Kyle Midura
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm argues the deal represents a sorely-needed, historic investment for the country’s future.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2021 at 12:54 PM CDT
|By Alana Austin
Former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, who went into space as a congressman in the 1980s, is in the driver's seat at NASA under the Biden administration.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2021 at 10:01 AM CDT
|By Alana Austin
Veterans, advocate push for the VA to provide full coverage of rare and aggressive illnesses possibly linked to burn pits.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2021 at 3:30 PM CDT
|By Alana Austin
The First Lady is traveling to Georgia and Florida to promote the Biden administration’s strategy to fight COVID-19 as concerns grow about the delta variant.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2021 at 8:02 PM CDT
|By Kyle Midura
In small cities across the country, there are signs that the national pastime is coming apart at the seams. U.S. lawmakers are hoping a little late relief could save the game. But a plan from Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) could save the minor leagues from a major league squeeze.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2021 at 12:19 PM CDT
|By Gray DC Newsroom
A bipartisan group of senators sat down with President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2021 at 6:55 PM CDT
|By Kristin Kasper
The Senate Agriculture Committee hosted a hearing Wednesday to examine markets, transparency, and prices from cattle producers to consumers.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 12:40 PM CDT
|By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those at other posts, accounting for more than a third of all active-duty Army women sexually assaulted in 2018, according to a study.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 11:59 AM CDT
|By ROB GILLIES
Border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21, officials said Friday, as Canada works to get a higher percentage of Canadians fully vaccinated.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2021 at 10:46 AM CDT
|By CNN staff
It’s a little-known contractor, claiming to be an election auditing firm, carrying out a much-disputed exercise in Maricopa County.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
While transparency is imperative throughout the election process and monitors are necessary, political parties must do a better job of vetting and training their monitors and explaining exactly what their role is, Jones wrote.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 2:07 PM CDT
|By Associated Press
The Senate is preparing a budget document, alongside one in the House, that puts a new focus on President Joe Biden’s big legislative proposal.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2021 at 7:47 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
US applications for jobless aid rose to 412,000 from a pandemic low.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2021 at 8:18 AM CDT
|By Nicole Neuman and Natalie Grim
Safety experts say beware.