The U.S. government sent out more than $800 billion in pandemic stimulus checks over three rounds of payments in 2020 and 2021. A new study finds that...

The Biden administration has said that additional pandemic funding for tests, treatments and vaccines is urgently needed, but the money has been...

Not so long ago, earmarks were viewed with suspicion by many lawmakers, especially on the Republican side of the aisle, and in an effort led by tea...

Congress is out this week and next for the July 4 holiday — technically, the House has a two-week stretch of district and committee work while the...

On the heels of a 65-33 vote in the Senate Thursday night, the House voted 234-193 Friday to approve the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which...

The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to forgive roughly $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 students who say they were defrauded by...

President Joe Biden has proposed a record $813 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2023, but a key Senate committee is making it clear that...

A fiery President Joe Biden defended his economic agenda and blasted his Republican critics Tuesday in a speech to union members gathered in...

A bipartisan group of senators over the weekend announced an agreement on a framework for gun safety legislation, and although there’s still a lot of...

A variety of potential income-support policies could save thousands of American lives each, according to a new study published in the journal JAMA...