Congressional leaders reach agreement on government funding
The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
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The agreement is central to avoiding a government shutdown later this month.
President Biden's State of the Union address will be the final such speech before the 2024 presidential election.
At least three members of Congress reported being the victims of "swatting incidents" over the holiday week, according to a review by CBS News.
The move comes as President Biden's request for a nearly $106 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other national security is languishing in Congress.
"I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways," McCarthy wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.
Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina served as temporary speaker in October, after Kevin McCarthy was ousted as House speaker
Rep. George Santos is just the sixth House member in U.S. history to be expelled and the first in more than 20 years.
Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2024.
Republican Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana won a vote Wednesday to become House speaker, ending a three-week vacancy.
House Republicans finally elected Mike Johnson to be House speaker, over three weeks after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. Here's the list of GOP candidates who ran.
The Department of Homeland Security said nearly 72% of its workforce, or about 185,000 employees, would be kept on the job with their pay delayed.
A government shutdown is growing more likely to happen as lawmakers haven't reached an agreement to pass a short-term funding bill, and the deadline is approaching.
A former military intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told House lawmakers that Congress is being kept in the dark about unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords endorsed U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacated by Debbie Stabenow.
This district race proved very expensive in the 2022 cycle-- costing millions of dollars, and this election could be no different as two former Michigan Senate colleagues go head-to-head.
Tlaib says it would require all gun sellers in the country to provide every person who buys a firearm with a gun lock.
A majority of Democrats and a majority of Republicans voted in favor of the Fiscal Responsibility Act.
Millions of Social Security recipients "need to be very careful" about spending because payments could be delayed, one expert said.
The U.S. may be unable to pay its bills within weeks if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt ceiling.
Adam Schiff announced he will be running for a Senate seat in 2024 following Sen. Dianne Feinstein's announcement that she would not seek reelection.
Nikki Snyder, a Republican State Board of Education member, this month became the first candidate to announce a run for Stabenow's seat, but a high-profile candidate has yet to enter the race.
Biden's calls for bipartisanship comes as a new CBS News poll released Tuesday showed many Americans are still anxious about inflation and the economy.
The fight over the nation's debt limit could have very real implications on everything from your 401(k) to Social Security.
The Justice Department's second year of investigating the Capitol riot was marked by 40 convictions and the appointment of a special counsel.
The White House said Thursday that the bill "caps off a year of historic bipartisan progress for the American people."
