Trump's first week: Congress, courts consider their "checks and balances"
In his first week back in office, Trump wasted no time shattering norms – from a blizzard of transformative executive orders, ...
Graham defends purge of inspectors general, but says Trump ‘should have’ told Congress first
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) defended President Trump’s decision to oust more than a dozen inspectors general in a late-night ...
Irritated with WADA, Congress looks to give government authority to withhold payments
A bipartisan group of lawmakers looking for reforms at the World Anti-Doping Agency reintroduced a bill that would give the ...
Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?
No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the ...
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Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 ...
Trump tells a crowd in Las Vegas he is working with Congress on a bill to exclude tips from federal taxes
President Donald Trump stopped in Las Vegas on Saturday to discuss his administration's plan to exclude tips from federal ...
'Border czar' Tom Homan says mass deportation plan depends on Congress
"I'm being realistic," Homan said in an interview with ABC "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz. "We can do what we can with ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.