Trump's push comes in the wake of the government shutdown that Democrats implemented for the ostensible purpose of restoring funding to healthcare programs.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Congress would have to authorize the $2,000 checks President Trump proposes to send to most Americans. With the White House focusing on questions of affordability following Republican losses on Election Day earlier this month,

House Democratic leaders on Tuesday will propose a three-year extension of the soon-to-expire ObamaCare subsidies at the center of the shutdown fight. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Long the most critical branch of the federal government, Congress has ceded much of its own institutional power. Here's how it happened.

Congress justified that National Firearms Act of 1934 as a revenue measure—a rationale undermined by the repeal of taxes on suppressors and short-barreled rifles.

President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of people, providing the security and dignity that comes from being cared for

Trump’s allies defend his use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping tariffs by insisting that Congress can end the underlying “national emergency.” They argue that if lawmakers fail to vote in favor of a veto-proof ...

If you’ve been paying attention to President Donald Trump’s vows to deploy active-duty soldiers to police American cities, mainly governed by Democrats, then you’ve probably heard two words pop up over and over again. That’s Posse Comitatus.