Nation Jul 13 House rejects ban on transgender surgery for U.S. soldiers A Republican proposal to bar the Pentagon from paying for gender transition surgeries drew fierce opposition Thursday from Democrats who called it mean-spirited and discriminatory.
Politics Jul 11 White House criticizes Russia sanctions stalled in House A new package of economic sanctions on Russia and Iran unacceptably constrains the president's authority, the White House says, as Democrats complain that the Trump administration is trying to weaken the penalties.
Nation Jun 26 Armed Services panel chairman seeks $696 billion DOD budget An influential House committee chairman pressed his case Monday for $696 billion defense budget in 2018 — more military spending than at any point during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Politics Jun 22 WATCH: Ryan says House wants to move on Iran, Russia sanctions bill Senate Republicans are holding a private meeting to hear from leaders about their long-awaited plan for eliminating much of President Barack Obama's health law.
Politics Jun 20 Some senators urge House to pass Russia sanctions bill ‘as quickly as possible’ Some proponents of Senate-passed legislation fear the Trump administration may seek to dilute the bill.
Politics Jun 17 Republicans divided as Trump reverses some Obama Cuba policy While anti-Castro conservatives hailed Trump's partial roll-back of President Barack Obama's detente, a number of other GOP lawmakers, particularly from farm states, criticized the change as misguided and isolationist.
Nation Jun 14 Senate approves sanctions bill to punish Russia for meddling The Republican-led Senate voted decisively to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 election by approving a wide-ranging sanctions package that targets key sectors of Russia's economy and individuals who carried out cyber attacks.
Politics Jun 14 WATCH LIVE: Tillerson to testify in House as Russia sanctions vote nears Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before a House panel as momentum builds on Capitol Hill for a package of new Russia sanctions. Watch live here.
Politics Jun 13 Tillerson says U.S. relationship with Russia is deteriorating Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. relationship with Russia is at an all-time low, yet he cautioned against taking steps that might close off promising avenues of communication between the two former Cold War foes.
World May 25 Senate panel backs bill to authorize new sanctions on Iran A Senate panel overwhelmingly backed bipartisan legislation that would authorize President Donald Trump to put new sanctions on Iran while keeping the landmark nuclear deal with Tehran in place.