Congress

The House voted 258-169 to pass the Respect for Marriage Act on Thursday, sending the legislation to President Biden’s desk.

President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages.

Law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 were honored Tuesday with Congressional Gold Medals nearly two years after they fought supporters of then-President Donald Trump in a brutal and bloody attack.

Donald Trump broke years of political precedent by refusing to publicly release his income tax returns while in the White House. Congress now has them.

The 52-year-old New Yorker has vowed to “get things done,” even after Republicans won control of the chamber.

The House passed a bill Wednesday that would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that failed to gain the support of all 12 unions involved

McEachin, a Democrat who represented a district stretching from Richmond to the North Carolina line, was first elected to Congress in 2016.

As December approaches, congressional leaders are looking ahead at how best to navigate what’s left of the lame duck session. So much to do, so little time — such is the plight of congressional democrats trying to push through key priorities with just give weeks until republicans take over the House. NBC10 Boston political reporter Alison King has more on...

Finding the cash to cover the cost of an emergency is a big challenge for many individuals and families. Several proposals in Congress aim to change that.

After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic deputies announced Thursday they were stepping down, a member of Massachusetts’ congressional delegation has stepped forward to help lead the party in the next session. Rep. Katherine Clark announced her bid to be Democratic Whip, a position that assists party leadership in building support for their agenda, in a letter to colleagues,…

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that after more than two decades as the Democratic Party’s leader in the House of Representatives, she will not seek re-election to serve as the party’s congressional head. Pelosi will continue to serve as the representative her district in San Francisco.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will not seek a leadership position in the new Congress, a pivotal realignment making way for a new generation of leaders after Democrats lost control of the House to Republicans in the midterm elections.

Republicans will take control of the U.S. House in the next session of Congress, NBC News projected Wednesday. Democrats will retain control of the Senate, based on the results of last week’s elections.

The balance of power in Congress – and with it the fate of President Joe Biden’s White House agenda – was up in the air early Wednesday as ballot counting went on around the country

The 25-year-old won the election for Florida’s 10th Congressional District seat in the House.

Midterm results continue to be called in states across the country, but many highly watched races have already been called. Here’s what you need to know.

Energized Republicans are working to claw back power in the House and the Senate and end the Democratic Party’s hold on Washington.

Here’s a look at what the House and Senate could do next year if Democrats defy polls and do well in the midterm elections.

Control of Congress is up for grabs in the midterm elections. Here’s what Republicans might do with a win.

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.