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A nominee to lead a federal gun regulation and enforcement bureau drew criticism Wednesday from Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committe...

John W. Warner, a towering senator for three decades, was a man of principle and patriotism, of charm and wit — qualities that have been wan...

Dozens of at-risk House Democrats are betting that securing money for their constituents through earmarks will be somewhere between a net po...

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The White House promised to dramatically increase the number of refugees it resettles, marking a shift from historically low refugee admissi...

Tucked in the Biden administration’s public works proposal is a requirement that could remold the country’s electricity network, decarbonize...

At the beginning of this year, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito appeared poised to take the gavel of the Senate Environment and Public Works Commit...

Democratic senators used the chamber floor Tuesday afternoon to argue for statehood for the District of Columbia, giving advocates a boost e...

Facing a $5 million barrage of ads attacking their health care plans as “socialist,” Democrats are hitting back with a “five-figure” digital...

The Senate is poised to confirm Kristen Clarke on Tuesday as the first Black woman to run the Civil Rights Division at the Justice Departmen...

On the anniversary of the police killing of George Floyd, Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee urged a Fed official to address racism a...

Back in March, Heard on the Hill shared some wonderful news for all the sleep-deprived and caffeine-addicted denizens of Capitol Hill: Cups...

New federal incentives to expand Medicaid coverage do not appear to be enough to convince 12 holdout states to broaden eligibility, leaving...

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The advent of self-driving cars is raising questions in the insurance sector about who should pay when the vehicles crash and how insurers w...

While Congress remains deadlocked on immigration, state legislatures across the country are advancing bills to curb private immigration dete...

Susan Wild has been talking for a full four minutes before she pauses to take a breath, seemingly her first since I asked a question. “And t...

Bipartisan momentum is building behind proposals to protect kids when they’re online as lawmakers at both ends of the Capitol push measures...

Therapist and social worker Andrew Fishman joins the show to talk about video games, addictive apps and investing platforms.  More podcast c...

Until Monday evening, by most public appearances, a growing consensus in Congress favored stripping military commanders of authority to deci...

Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick J. Leahy may no longer be planning to set aside half of earmarked funds for Republicans, a commitment...

At first glance, the 549-page, $303.5 billion bipartisan highway bill that the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will mark up We...

The National Guard has completed its five-month deployment at the Capitol complex and the departure of troops is underway, defense officials...

Senate Judiciary Committee leaders on Monday called on Attorney General Merrick Garland to recognize the immigration judges’ union and rever...

ANALYSIS — Earlier this month, Professor Charlice Hurst published a thought-provoking article entitled “The ‘Not Here’ Syndrome” in the Stan...