The last week before Christmas could feature a flurry of activity on unfinished business for both the House and Senate.

Capitol Hill is racing against both the calendar and the consequences. Members of Congress returned from Thanksgiving break Monday with a packed agenda that must be resolved before they head home for ...

After holding an overnight vote-a-rama session well into Friday morning, the U.S. Senate decided to delay voting on the sustainable growth rate repeal until after its recess. The H.R. 2 bill ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. On a cold January day in 2012, a senator walked into the U.S. Capitol, banged ...

Efforts to revamp the nation's health care system will undoubtedly be front and center as pressure mounts from the White House to get something done. That pressure is likely to be ...

Obama should feel free to make appointments at any time when the Senate is not sitting as a deliberative body. Barack Obama won a modest summer victory. A select number of his long-blocked nominees ...

Here’s a snapshot of all the historical moments in Congress this year. Longest ...

House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.