Politics May 13

Top Republicans are seeking just the right candidates to help them recapture the House after Democrats took control with most diverse majority in history.

Politics Apr 02

Their effort seems likely to fail in the Democratic-controlled House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has refused to allow a vote on the bill. But Republicans hope it will be politically damaging for Democrats from moderate districts who oppose the…

Politics Mar 26

The Democratic-controlled House fell short Tuesday in its effort to override President Donald Trump's first veto, handing him a victory in his effort to spend billions more for constructing barriers along the Southwest border than Congress has approved.

Politics Mar 14

Several Republicans have said they will join Democrats in voting to block the president's emergency declaration that would steer $3.6 billion to building border barriers.

Politics Feb 28

A small bipartisan group of senators planned to introduce a resolution Thursday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency to finance additional miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Politics Feb 26

The House of representatives approved the legislation 245 to 182.

Politics Feb 26

The Republican bill that would have threatened prison for doctors who don't try saving the life of infants born alive during abortions.

Politics Feb 20

President Trump has promised to veto the measure. It seems unlikely Congress could muster the two-thirds majorities in each chamber needed to override a veto.

Politics Feb 15

Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump announced Friday he was declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Politics Feb 14

President Donald Trump will sign Congress' border security compromise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.