Congress

Newly released government data show at least a dozen lawmakers have ties to organizations that received federal coronavirus aid

Proposed federal legislation that would radically transform the nation’s criminal justice system with such changes as eliminating agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration and the use of surveillance technology was unveiled Tuesday by the Movement for Black Lives

The House has easily passed a temporary extension of a subsidy program for small businesses slammed by the coronavirus, speeding the measure to President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump is coming under growing pressure from lawmakers to respond to allegations that Russia offered bounties for killing American troops in Afghanistan

The House has approved a far-reaching policing overhaul from Democrats

A policing overhaul may have collapsed in Congress, but House Democrats are returning Thursday to Washington for a daylong debate on their package of law enforcement changes.

A Republican policing bill stalled out Wednesday, blocked in a vote by Senate Democrats who dismissed it as meager “crumbs.”

President Donald Trump’s call for another election-season round of direct stimulus checks to most taxpayers is getting a lukewarm endorsement at best from his GOP allies on Capitol Hill.

The government’s top infectious disease expert said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic that there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021, and warned that the next few weeks will be critical to tamping down coronavirus hot spots around the country.

Congress is hitting an impasse on policing legislation, despite public outcry for changes after the killings of Black people

Democrats and Republicans in Congress have introduced legislation to reform policing in America, but they diverge on some issues

The Democrat who leads the House Judiciary Committee is set to subpoena Attorney General William Barr for testimony early next month, NBC News has confirmed.

Congress is in no hurry to hear more tales of President Donald Trump from his former national security adviser

Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy are gone from the U.S. Capitol

One of the many candidates running to represent Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District has issued a challenge: Jesse Mermell has pledged to release her tax returns on Thursday and she’s calling on her opponents to do the same. “As Democrats, we need to be leading by example. Tax returns provide information about potential conflicts of interest or ethical concerns,” Mermell...

The race for Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District, currently held by Rep. Joe Kennedy, is crowded.

Rep. Andy Barr is expressing “profound grief” over the unexpected death of his 39-year-old wife at their home in Kentucky

Philonise Floyd challenged Congress on Wednesday to “stop the pain” so that his brother George wouldn’t be just “another name” on a growing list of those killed during interactions with police.

George Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss police reform. Floyd appealed to the committee to deliver justice for his brother, saying “it is on you to make sure his death is not in vain.”

Despite President Donald Trump’s “law and order” approach to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, Republicans in Congress are quickly, if quietly, trying to craft legislation to change police practices and accountability, The burst of legislative activity in the Republican ranks is an abrupt turnaround after years of black deaths with law enforcement