Politics Sep 30 WATCH: Data center bill falls short as Senate holds final votes before the midterms A bill that attempts to address voter worries about data centers and their impact on energy costs failed to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, falling victim to an election-year clash on how best to address a growing concern.
Politics Sep 26 Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress Most of the cuts are focused on Health and Human Services programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused of being in the country illegally.
Politics Sep 16 WATCH: House passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump The House on Wednesday passed a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine.
Politics Sep 11 Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own.
Politics Sep 01 WATCH: House passes short-term spending bill, staving off another fund fight during midterms The House has passed a short-term measure to fund the federal government into early December.
Politics Aug 31 WATCH: House returns after August recess to tackle stopgap spending bill and more The first order of business is likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections.
Politics Aug 02 Senate leaders reach funding deal to avoid shutdown during campaign season The Senate is likely to vote on the measure before leaving Washington at week's end for its traditional August recess, a period that many lawmakers want to spend shoring up their reelection prospects rather than working in the nation's capital.
Politics Jul 27 McConnell remains in rehab and not cleared for work, his office says McConnell is 84, and was admitted to the hospital on June 14 and revealed weeks later that it was due to a fall.
Politics Jul 22 House votes to adopt Department of War renaming as part of annual defense bill The House on Wednesday passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump's request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for national security and that would designate the Department of Defense as the Department of War.
Politics Jul 22 House passes temporary government funding bill months early The deadline for action is more than two months away, but House GOP leaders are not leaving to chance another possible shutdown souring the mood of voters shortly before they go to the polls.