A Senate plan to take up a major appropriations package on the floor the week of Nov. 17 is looking increasingly like a long shot.

Republicans in the Indiana state Senate will not move forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map next month.

Just as important, the deal broke the stranglehold that “party unity” has over leaders, members and media at the Capitol, one that has turned Congress into a failed and dysfunctional institution ...

Asked to give Congress a grade for its recent performance, members see room for improvement. “Is there a grade below ‘F’?” one asked.

The longest government shutdown in history came to an end, and Rep. Adelita Grijalva, D-Ariz., was finally sworn in.

Congress flouted several legal principles with an unusual provision creating a streamlined path for senator lawsuits, experts said.

Backers of an effort to stop members of Congress from trading stocks are cautiously optimistic it could see some movement this fall.

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including redistricting and the end of the shutdown.

A federal judge said Thursday she would rule before Thanksgiving on whether to dismiss indictments against James B. Comey and Letitia James.

Civil rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday over conditions at the largest immigration detention center in California.

Trump likely won't lose much ground on Capitol Hill or with voters after sitting out talks to end the government shutdown, ...

With Adelita Grijalva sworn in, the quest for a House vote on releasing the Epstein files is one step closer on Wednesday.