Key contests include the Virginia and New Jersey governor's races, the New York City mayor race and a California redistricting ballot measure.

The Justice Department defended its controversial criminal case against former FBI director James B. Comey on Monday.

I really do think that we ought to listen to what our founders said,” the retiring U.S. Capitol Historical Society president says.

Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine has been spearheading an effort to reassert congressional authority over trade with a joint resolution that would effectively end a 40 percent tariff on imports from ...

Talks continue on ending a partial government shutdown that will set a new record Tuesday night, while more Americans are feeling the pinch.

Multiple Senate GOP appropriators, however, want a stopgap that ends before January to pressure lawmakers to hash out annual funding bills.

The Trump administration told a federal judge Monday it will deplete a contingency fund to pay a portion of food stamp benefits in November.

Administration says attacks on alleged drug smugglers don't rise to the level of hostilities that require congressional approval.

A federal appeals court on Monday sounded skeptical of President Donald Trump's proclamation effectively ending asylum in the United States.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over whether a law allows President Donald Trump to implement a worldwide tariff regime.

President Donald Trump's poll numbers have slipped as congressional allies defended his White House ballroom project.

Lawmakers have surrendered their individual power, initiative and independent judgment, Steven Pearlstine writes.