Commitment to democracy under the structure of a republic creates rights and duties for elected representatives. Some are not ...

Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin sparked controversy this week when he appeared on the Senate floor wearing a cowboy hat.

President Donald Trump and his allies are already crafting a plan to make good on their promise to cut federal spending this ...

Since President Trump took office, staffing at the Education Department has been cut in half, and he has been mulling an ...

Donald Trump is expected to invoke a rarely-used Alien Enemies Act of 1798 in an effort to ramp up deportations.

Power is increasingly being wielded by Trump and his executive branch, which the lawmakers in Congress are either compliant ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming with a matter of hours until a Friday night ...

Presidents typically use these speeches to promote their accomplishments and lay out their plans. President Trump is expected ...

Juan Benn Jr. contributed to this report. It’s hard to find an institution the public loathes more than Congress. But guess what? A lot of the people in Congress aren’t so happy with it either.

Here's what it means to be censured in Congress after the House voted to censure Rep. Al Green following Donald Trump's ...

Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green was censured by fellow lawmakers for interrupting Trump's speech Tuesday. Here's what it means ...

The Trump administration has taken the president's battle against birthright citizenship for undocumented immigrants.to the ...