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VA reports major uptick in veterans’ care after passage of toxic exposure law
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — U.S. Military Veterans listen as Vice President Kamala Harris gives remarks at a National Veterans Day Observance ceremony in the amphitheater of the Arlington National Ceremony...
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Biden administration warns of dangers of turning down Ukraine aid as GOP...
resident of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 21, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — U.S. senators from both parties and administration...
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U.S. Supreme Court unveils new ethics code, but critics say it doesn’t go far...
The U.S. Supreme Court released a new ethics code on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 but Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the new rules “fall short of what we could and should...
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GOP senators walk out of vote on subpoenas in U.S. Supreme Court ethics inquiry
: Committee ranking member U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Republicans stormed out of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Nov. 30, 2023, where members were voting on subpoenas in connection...
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Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme...
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who died on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on July 25, 2012 in Washington, D.C. O’Connor spoke to the necessity...
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Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees, blaming...
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to members of the press at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 15, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Tuberville on Tuesday, De. 5, 2023 gave up on his blockade of hundreds of...
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Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to exit Congress, along with a flock of other...
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks with members of the media in the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C. McCarthy, who was ousted as speaker on Oct. 3, announced his...
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US Supreme Court asked to quickly rule on Trump claims of presidential immunity
Special Counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump at the Justice Department on June 9, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Smith in a separate...
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Zelenskyy pitches Congress on Ukraine military aid, but it’s tied to stalled...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol to meet with...
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Shipbuilding, bombers, military pay raise: Congress sends massive defense...
Congress on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 cleared for the president’s signature the annual defense policy bill. In this photo, U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division walk onto a land...
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Trump legal problems abound as first test of 2024 presidential campaign nears...
epublican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to guests during a rally at Clinton Middle School on Jan. 6, 2024 in Clinton, Iowa. Iowa Republicans will be the first to select...
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Three-judge federal panel grills Trump lawyer on claim of presidential immunity
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, D.C. following a hearing in D.C. Circuit Court on his claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution....
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Which states will join the new summer meal program for low-income kids?...
In participating states, low-income families will receive $40 each month for each eligible school-aged child, up to $120, to buy groceries, beginning in the summer of 2024. Shown is a sign at a grocery...
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Trump cruises to historic Iowa caucus victory; DeSantis edges past Haley
Former president Donald Trump speaks to voters during a visit to a caucus site at the Horizon Event Center on Jan. 15, 2024 in Clive, Iowa. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.Former President Donald...
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Child tax credit expansion, business incentives combined in new congressional...
Members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan plan on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 that would again expand the child tax credit for families as well as provide business incentives. Shown are children at the...
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No deal on Ukraine, Israel aid after White House meeting with top...
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, center, speaks to reporters after a White House meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, about supplemental aid for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and U.S....
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Hispanic and progressive Democrats protest proposals to limit asylum for...
CAPTION: Members of the Congressional Hispanic and Progressive caucuses led a press conference Thursday, Jan. 18, against congressional negotiation with the White House on changes to immigration law in...
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Bipartisan deal to expand child tax credit, revive business tax breaks...
A House tax-writing committee on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 approved on a bipartisan vote a bill that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and bring back certain Trump-era tax breaks for...
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Trump claim of presidential immunity turned down by federal appeals court in...
A District of Columbia appeals court ruled on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, that former President Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in a federal election interference case. Trump is shown speaking...
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Congress is looking at expanding the child tax credit again. Who would benefit?
Children from the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center complete a mural celebrating the launch of the Child Tax Credit on July 14, 2021 at the KU Kids Deanwood Childcare Center in Washington, D.C. Photo...
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