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WATCH: Reform UK Party leader Farage testifies on censorship before House Judiciary Committee

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

The supposed threat to free speech in the U.K. and elsewhere in Europe has been taken up by allies of President Donald Trump including Vice President JD Vance, who claimed in February that “basic liberties” in Britain are under threat.

Many of the Epstein case files that were just released by a House committee were already public

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, responding to mounting pressure in Congress to force more…

What’s in the batch of Epstein files just released by a House committee

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Jonah Anderson

Congress is back in Washington and the clock is already ticking. Lawmakers have less than one month to avoid a government shutdown. Also on the table is a fierce fight over billions in spending cuts and the release of thousands…

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WATCH: House Republicans praise federal takeover of DC, vow to overrule local city council

By Associated Press

Members representing states ranging from North Dakota to South Carolina held a news conference in front of the Capitol on their first day back from recess to reiterate their concerns about crime in the capital while specifically giving credit to…

WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had ‘opening conversation’ on budget talks

By Associated Press

Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government.

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The annual spending battle will dominate the September agenda, along with conversations among Senate Republicans about changing the chamber's rules to thwart Democratic stalling tactics on President Donald Trump's nominations.

WATCH: Texas Democrats end walkout over redistricting, return to Texas Capitol

By Bill Barrow, Fernanda Figueroa, Associated Press

Cheering supporters greeted returning lawmakers inside the Capitol before the House convened for a brief session.

Sherrod Brown expected to seek his return to the Senate in 2026

By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

Brown, Ohio’s best-known Democrat, is expected to make another run for the U.S. Senate next year, giving Democrats a likely boost as they wage an uphill fight to win control of the chamber.

Congress is in August recess, but tensions lie ahead on spending and Trump nominations

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees.