Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., who introduced that bill with the backing of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Democrats in the new year will file a discharge petition to force a vote on the bill.

Congress has once again weighed in against a proposal to build a Naval Academy golf course at the Greenbury Point Conservation Area.

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week.

Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.

A year after President Donald Trump’s election and with next year’s midterms looming, congressional deference to the White House is showing signs of wearing on some Republicans.

Democratic California Rep. and gubernatorial candidate Eric Swalwell skipped more House votes than any active member of Congress, according to

If legislation has enough support to pass the U.S. House of Representatives by a 399-5 margin, it probably should not have to wait six months for a vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to strike down parts of the Voting Rights Act that protects minority-majority congressional districts. Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt said the St. Louis-based 1st Congressional District may be redrawn next.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is nearing final passage Wednesday of an annual military policy bill that will authorize $901 billion in defense programs while pressuring Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide lawmakers with video of strikes on alleged drug boats in international water near Venezuela.