House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) said in an online statement that the budget proposal directs taxpayer dollars “where they matter most” and “prioritizes cutting-edge biomedical research.” At the markup hearing on Tuesday, Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) disagreed — urging her colleagues to block the bill.

Congress' September agenda will be dominated by partisan wrangling over how to avoid a partial government shutdown in less than a month.

The Republican-led House voted along party lines, passing House Bill 4024 by a margin of 58 to 46; the state Senate has no plans to pick up the bill.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House squashed a bill that would have lowered the city and county portion of many Texans’ property tax bill. While that was surprising in and of itself, perhaps even more shocking was the fact that dozens of Republicans helped defeat the legislation.

The House and Senate are back from the August recess Tuesday with no shortage of work to do this week, let alone the month of September.

The White House, conservative lawmakers and House appropriators are frustrated with differing strategies to fund the government as the deadline to avert a shutdown inches closer.

White House officials rallied to the defense of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who faced an onslaught of criticism from Democratic senators and skepticism from some

Republicans are quickly getting behind Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson’s 2026 campaign as she vies to become the Hawkeye State’s next senator following Republican Iowa Sen.

The balance of power between Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump's White House will be on public display on Thursday at a pair of hearings, where lawmakers are expected to grapple with Trump advisers over the credibility of U.