Pennsylvania Democrat Rep. Dwight Evans is the second most absent member of Congress, having missed nearly 63% of votes after ...

A new Congress will be introduced in a matter of days, and a myriad of outgoing lawmakers have made their concerns and ...

The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is not required to be a member of Congress. The U.S. Constitution does not ...

One of the biggest concerns in politics is that those serving in Congress can get older. Among the arguments for term limits, ...

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas led a letter calling for a briefing on why the state won’t review 2022 and 2023 deaths.

Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote ...

However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.

The U.S. Senate passed a 14.5% pay increase for junior enlisted personnel on Wednesday. The pay increase, described as ...

Once, when Texas' Senator Lyndon Johnson came to call upon him at the White House, President Harry Truman offered him some advice: "I see that Styles Bridges is senior Republican on ...

Iowa’s six congressional delegation members are awaiting a vote on a bill that would extend government funding and avoid a ...

The U.S. Senate on Monday voted overwhelmingly to advance an $895 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon toward passage ...

The National Defense Authorization Act passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate includes $282 million for construction at ...