Congress has passed a measure to overturn a plan enacted during the Biden administration that put off limits to oil and gas leasing nearly half a vast petroleum reserve in Alaska.

Bids to clarify that senators couldn't enrich themselves from the controversial Arctic Frost provision, and to fully repeal the law, were blocked in a bipartisan showdown on the Senate floor.

Democratic senators clashed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate floor Thursday when the GOP leader proposed a resolution to clarify that any damages won by Republican

One of Connecticut’s senators unleashed a fiery response to social media posts in which the president said members of Congress should be hanged.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington that has aimed to tout stronger-than-ever economic and security ties while brushing off scrutiny of his human rights record.

The resolution, which passed, "denounces the horrors of socialism" and "opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States."

A Senate committee is examining the Kennedy Center’s contracts and expenses, accusing its Trump-allied leadership of “self-dealing, favoritism, and waste.”

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education.