The IRS failed to identify all of the external organizations that had access to federal tax information through data sharing agreements or contracts, according to a report released Friday by the agency's watchdog, raising concerns about data protection.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will send a bipartisan affordable housing package to President Donald Trump next week, setting off a 10-day clock during which the president can sign the bill or veto it.

House Republicans pressured state Medicaid directors over alleged fraud in their programs, including home- and community-based services, while also defending the Trump administration's moves to pause or threaten billions in funding.

Senate Democrats are raising concerns over the House package of bills meant to bolster online privacy and safety protections for kids.

A DC federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would limit access to federal student loans for borrowers in many healthcare-related and other graduate degree programs.

The IRS failed to identify all of the external organizations that had access to federal tax information through data sharing agreements or contracts, according to a report released Friday by the agency's watchdog, raising concerns about data protection.

Senate Democrats are raising concerns over the House package of bills meant to bolster online privacy and safety protections for kids.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will send a bipartisan affordable housing package to President Donald Trump next week, setting off a 10-day clock during which the president can sign the bill or veto it.

House appropriators advanced their final spending bill for fiscal 2027 this week but have run into hurdles to get their bills passed on the floor.

Louisiana voters on Saturday will select their nominees for the Senate seat of Republican Bill Cassidy, who was ousted from office last month after alienating President Donald Trump.

Speaker Mike Johnson said he will transmit a major affordable housing package to the White House for President Donald Trump's signature, the latest sign of progress after he delayed the bill's signing earlier this week to pressure Congress to pass a voter identification measure.

Jeff Vacirca, a physician and leader of a prominent New York oncology group, is among the final candidates the Trump administration is considering to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump urged his party to unite around his agenda following a Thursday meeting with Speaker Mike Johnson aimed at defusing tensions between the White House and congressional Republicans.

Democrats told Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin their states are getting less disaster aid because of their political leanings during a hearing Thursday.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with members of the arch-conservative House Freedom Caucus Thursday, according to a person familiar with the meeting.

The Congressional Research Service tested using artificial intelligence to summarize bills and found the results lacking, the head of the legislative analysis provider told House lawmakers Thursday.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health subcommittee advanced multiple bipartisan health bills to the full panel on Thursday, including legislation that would strengthen transparency requirements for hospitals and insurers to publicly post their prices.

House Democrats have moved to impeach Education Department Secretary Linda McMahon for her and the Trump administration's moves to dismantle the agency.

The chairman of the House Budget Committee told reporters his panel could take the first step on a budget package providing funding for the Iran war as soon as next week.

House Financial Services Committee lawmakers Thursday highlighted legislation that would make it easier for Americans to invest, focusing on proposals that would bolster employee-owned businesses and cut down on financial regulations.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday sidestepped questions from the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee about his support for privatizing security services at airports nationwide.

House lawmakers approved a slate of bipartisan bills that seek to bolster standards and guidance, training and education, and research and development on artificial intelligence.

House lawmakers Thursday passed a bill that would allow investment funds to postpone payments to customers redeeming securities in cases of suspected financial exploitation.

House Republicans pressured state Medicaid directors over alleged fraud in their programs, including home- and community-based services, while also defending the Trump administration's moves to pause or threaten billions in funding.

One of the Republican senators spearheading efforts to pass an industry-backed measure to regulate cryptocurrency and digital assets said Thursday lawmakers plan to soon release an "updated draft" of the bill that seeks to address members' concerns over ethics.

Political strategists and artificial intelligence safety advocates are weighing whether campaigning on regulating technology and AI is a safe bet after New York Assemblymember Alex Bores lost his race for a prime Manhattan seat in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

House Republican leaders will ditch their planned legislative schedule and send members home early Thursday afternoon as the floor remains jammed with no resolution in sight.

The data center industry's trade association pushed back hard on a Democrat's proposed national moratorium on data centers, saying a halt to construction would undermine the US economy.

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chair Bill Cassidy (R-La.) released a long-awaited draft discussion bill to make changes to the hospital drug discount program known as 340B on Thursday.

California can speed up its slow vote count without limiting voter access, a new report suggests.

A DC federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would limit access to federal student loans for borrowers in many healthcare-related and other graduate degree programs.

House Republicans advanced a $1.07 trillion Pentagon spending bill with Democrats withholding their support over lack of Ukraine security assistance, the National Guard deployment to Washington DC, and $1 billion set aside for a yet-to-be-designed Trump-class battleship.

Hours after President Donald Trump excoriated Republicans at a private lunch for backing a war powers resolution to end the Iran conflict, the Senate voted down a separate resolution as two Republicans flipped their votes.

Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent letters Wednesday demanding information from two construction firms involved in the renovation of the algae-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, sent letters Wednesday demanding information from two construction firms involved in the renovation of the algae-filled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Increasing the amount wealthier Americans pay into Social Security appears to be gaining steam as Congress races to save America's biggest public benefit from insolvency—and it's rankling some Republicans.

Lawmakers on the Senate Homeland Security Committee want the Postal Service to reduce labor costs by relying more on private companies and consolidate facilities before Congress gives the agency any additional financial relief.

The Trump administration's staffing purges at the Education Department "appear" to have hindered the agency's ability to carry out legally obligated functions, according to a report by the department's Office of Inspector General.

President Donald Trump asked Congress to pass a supplemental spending package to backfill the cost of the war in Iran and respond to public health crises abroad.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Wednesday afternoon in the speaker's Capitol office, as GOP leadership mulls adding defense funding to a party-line budget bill.

House GOP leaders are looking to fast-track landmark legislation meant to boost children's online safety protections after securing Democratic support for the bill, marking a significant step toward regulating tech companies after years of stalled efforts.

Republican frustrations were growing on Capitol Hill with how President Donald Trump had handicapped their legislative agenda — and then he blew up the housing bill.

Bipartisan legislation aimed at protecting consumers from higher energy costs because of data center demands on the electric grid advanced in the House on Wednesday.

Groups representing healthcare professionals and related schools are awaiting a DC federal judge's decision on whether to temporarily block the Trump administration's rule limiting access to federal student loans for certain graduate programs.

A group of Republican lawmakers and conservative groups are demanding health savings accounts and price transparency be included in any party-line tax-and-spending bill Congress takes up this summer.

President Donald Trump's last-minute decision to postpone signing a major affordable housing package frustrated some congressional Republicans who said they were eager to celebrate an affordability win and didn't support holding the bill up over unrelated election legislation.

The defeat of two New York incumbents backed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in primary fights sent warning signals to Democratic leaders ahead of November.

A veto or Trump's refusal to sign a bipartisan housing package bill won't necessarily kill the bill.

House Republican leaders are delaying a key vote on this week's legislative goals, a source familiar confirmed, as hardliners grumble over Senate inaction on a voter identification bill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he pitched President Donald Trump on pursuing a grant program for state voter identification in a party-line budget bill as a method to meet Trump's demand that Congress pass the election legislation he's prioritized.