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House and Senate Republicans are endorsing a two-step approach to enact border security and tax legislation.

Tucked among the bill's more than 1,500 pages are tens of billions in added provisions, including a pay raise for lawmakers and natural disaster aid.

Businessmen Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are raising concerns over a proposal that would extend the lifeline of a controversial State Department-housed office.

It's not clear how many lawmakers are considering an alternative to Johnson in January 2025, but one House Republican said a fight is "almost certain."

The future of our national mental health emergency among our country's youth is not an epidemic. It is a choice.

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said he doubts House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will lose his top position in the House, suggesting President-elect Donald Trump wants him in the position.

The House passed the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act on Wednesday after three years of lobbying by socialite Paris Hilton ...

The bill text, released before the House and Senate adjourn for the holidays, includes a provision that would reauthorize the Global Engagement Center.

The stopgap would maintain current government spending levels and include a supplemental disaster relief package, as funding will expire at the end of the week.

The maximum increase for a January 2025 adjustment is 3.8%, which would result in a $6,600 increase, according to a Congressional Research Service report.