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Congress Passes Bill to Avert Partial Government Shutdown

With only hours to spare, Congress passed legislation that would avoid a partial federal shutdown...

Congressional Pensions

Are Congressmen exempt from paying into Social Security?

GOP Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin Resigning from Congress

Republican Rep. Sean Duffy, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who represents northern Wisconsin...

House OKs Democrats’ Bill Blocking Trump Emergency on Wall

Vice President Mike Pence used a lunch with Republican senators at the Capitol to try...

5 House Freshmen Get Seats on Panel Probing Trump’s WH

And the new chairman, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., is promising serious probes that could have...

Incoming House Members Prep for Do’s and Don’ts on the Hill

They are a younger generation of lawmakers — including a record number of women —...

Have 260 Out of 535 Members of Congress Settled Sexual Assault Charges?

A popular Facebook message claiming that 260 members of congress had settled sexual assault charges...

Did a Georgia Lawmaker Tweet a Photograph of Nazis on D-Day?

Rep. Drew Ferguson posted, and then deleted, an image with German soldiers from his Twitter...

President Trump Signs Bill Lifting Ban on ‘Predator Control’ Hunting Practices in Alaska

H.J. Res. 69 nullifies previously imposed federal protections for bears, wolves, and other predatory animals...

Is This Our Congress Hard at Work? A collage purportedly showing members of the US Congress sleeping at their desks actually shows...

Would the Republican Tax Plan Make Employee Discounts Taxable?

As of November 2017, the tax reform bill would make changes to some employee benefits,...

Did Congressman Tim Murphy Urge His Mistress to Have an Abortion?

Text messages presented in a news article appear to suggest Murphy asked Shannon Edwards to...