US Congress

Director of Strategic Analysis Australia Michael Shoebridge says the technology exchange part of AUKUS matters more, but is in trouble.

Lack of shipbuilding capacity and Australia's refusal to unquestioningly back the US in regional conflicts are among reasons ...

The divided 118th Congress, which has so far been incapable of passing major legislation, faces a slew of ...

The House adjourned for the holidays on Dec. 14, but senators will return next week in an effort ...

Frustrated Republicans met to form a plan for replacing their ousted speaker, a task complicated by internal divisions ...

Senators expect to complete the appropriations process this month to avoid a government shutdown, setting up a clash ...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressed a joint session of Congress on July 19, reaffirming the U.S.–Israel alliance, warning ...

Commentary The U.S. Congress is waking up to the realization that the wishes and hopes of the China ...

Congressional leaders in the United States have invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a joint meeting ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is no longer the underrated leader of the House of Representatives. After encountering ...

Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) called for action to back up hawkish rhetoric on China from members of Congress, ...

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) believes the sweeping energy bill passed by the House has a chance of ...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) broke with the Democrat party line by calling for future spending cuts along with ...

Members of Congress asked leaders in the U.S. Department of Defense to define the endgame for American involvement ...

Defunct oil/gas wells and abandoned mines have long been lore-of-the-ore backstories in literally and figuratively shaping much of ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says Congress must increase the nation’s debt ceiling to avoid financial disaster. “America ...

President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) met on Feb. 1 to talk about raising the ...

After 100 years of campaigning, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is getting another push to pass it through ...

There is a bipartisan effort by two members of the U.S. House of Representatives to help revive legislative ...

Activists organized by Shut Down DC are making plans to disrupt the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity on ...

The  Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 20 voted 16–6 to advance legislation that would bar tech giants such as ...

News Analysis Members of Congress are finally pushing to remove the malign influence of foreign money from the ...

The House Committee on the Judiciary is the most powerful committee in the U.S. Congress—it oversees both the ...

The Republican chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee warned on Aug. 29 that congressional oversight of intelligence activities ...

WASHINGTON—The State Department announced May 24 that the United States is planning to sell $8.1 billion worth of ...

Commentary By a vote of 407—23, the House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning anti-Semitism and other forms ...

WASHINGTON—With only a couple of weeks left before the end of the year, pressure is mounting for lawmakers ...