Democrats pressed Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the House, which is not scheduled to return until April 14.

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Top intelligence officials testified before the House today after giving similar testimony in the Senate yesterday about the ...

In recent days, U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy troops and launch a ground attack on Kharg Island in southern Iran have intensified, raising concerns both internationally and within ...

U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) alongside Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ-7) ...

If affordability is the goal, the primary focus of housing policy should be expanding the supply of places to live. Some elements of a bill that passed the Senate this month would help at the margins, ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Tuesday narrowly agreed to take up a voting bill that President Trump says is essential for the survival of the country, and opponents argue will disenfranchise millions ...

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is drafting a formal authorization for the use of military force in Iran, seeking to put some parameters around the operation as the Trump administration has boxed out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 15—JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to exempt public schools from a $100,000 annual fee to hire ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell after the start of the Justice Department investigation into him that she was glad Powell was speaking out against the inquiry.