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The same panel voted against advancing the measure, which includes massive tax cuts and changes to border security, two days earlier.

Conservatives have blocked President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill. House Republicans failed Friday to push it out of the Budget Committee. Four GOP conservatives initially voted against it, demanding further cuts to Medicaid and green energy tax breaks. A fifth switched his vote in a procedural step so it could be reconsidered later and says he’s...

The legislation includes work requirements, stricter eligibility checks, citizenship verification and new limits on federal funding for Medicaid to states. It met swift Democratic opposition.

Fetterman, who is facing scrutiny after former staffers have raised concerns about his mental health, has missed nearly every committee hearing and regularly skips votes.

Their stance further complicates the task for House GOP leaders as they try to advance a massive bill for Trump’s agenda through the tax-writing committee next week.

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was in a meeting when he began repeating himself, shouting and slamming his hands on a desk, according to AP sources.

The progressive New York congresswoman said she believed Democrats would favor a more senior member in the role, as they did in the previous race.

Another prominent Illinois politician is not seeking reelection, as Rep. Jan Schakowsky won’t run for another term in Congress.

Republican members of Congress have gone to great lengths to avoid public meetings with their constituents over their two-week Easter recess.

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., signaled support for impeaching President Donald Trump during a town hall he hosted near Atlanta on Friday.

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is the first Democrat to throw her hat in the ring for the Senate seat that will soon be left unoccupied by longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said this week that he wants to hold congressional hearings on a debunked conspiracy theory about the Sept. 11 attacks.

Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here’s a look at his impact on D.C. and his famous address to the U.S. government.

These four Democrats are potentially interested in running for Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat after his retirement announcement.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says that rental assistance for some 60,000 Americans fleeing homelessness or domestic violence will run out of money by the end of next year.

At least four Democrats are interested in running for Dick Durbin’s U.S. Senate seat if he retires.

Possible hopefuls for the 2026 U.S. Senate election are awaiting Senator Dick Durbin’s decision on whether or not to run for reelection.

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hasn’t yet announced whether he will run for another term in 2026 — but there’s already new polling on potential candidates ready to step in if he retires.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., suggested on X this weekend that journalists would write “less false stories” if violence were still used to handle disputes, NBC News reported.

One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to fill his seat.