CONGRESS

Congress has voted to toughen the U.S. response to a Chinese crackdown on ethnic minorities, adding another factor to the increasingly stormy relationship between the two countries.

Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small business coronavirus aid, as it remains deadlocked on a larger relief bill

President Donald Trump says Russian violations make it untenable for the U.S. to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct observation flights over each other’s territory

In normal times, not paying your student loans can crush your credit score. During the pandemic, however, federal student loan borrowers were supposed to get a break from their bills, and their lenders were supposed to report their payments as on-time anyway. That’s not how it’s playing out.

It’s been seven weeks since Congress unleashed more than $2 trillion to help deal with the coronavirus crisis, and seven weeks since lawmakers created an oversight commission that’s supposed to keep track of how all that money is spent.

Some lawmakers want Congress to allow remote voting in the House and Senate as the coronavirus spreads around the country.

The fast-moving coronavirus upending every facet of American life is testing whether Washington, a capital city fractured by years of bitter partisanship and inaction, can still do big things.

The latest economic rescue package being negotiated in Washington is now nearly $2 trillion.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a $2.2 trillion rescue package, tossing a life preserver to a U.S. economy and health care system left flailing by the coronavirus pandemic.

Democrats have powered a massive $3 trillion coronavirus response bill through the House, over Republican opposition

The inspector general whose firing was disclosed in a letter to Congress defended on Sunday his handling of a whistleblower complaint that led to President Donald Trump’s impeachment, NBC News reports.

The Senate has passed legislation that would extend three expired federal surveillance powers that law enforcement officials use to fight terrorists.

Businesses are going belly up

President Donald Trump is trying to move on from the coronavirus, and Congress is rushing to fill the void.

The News4 I-Team first to reported about coronavirus among U.S. Capitol Police officers. Scott MacFarlane has details on how it’s spreading among those sworn to protect members of Congress.

President Donald Trump has vetoed a congressional resolution that said he must get an OK from Congress before engaging in further military action against Iran

The Senate has reopened in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid package are uncertain

Shifting tone, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he is “open” to considering additional funds for state and local governments in the next coronavirus relief bill as the chamber returns to session during the pandemic. The Republican leader faced a storm of criticism from the nation’s governors after panning Democrats’ proposal for more than $500 billion to help cash-strapped local governments cover...

Can you trust the results of a coronavirus antibody test? For the vast majority of tests on the market, the government can’t say. Now Congress is sounding the alarm after early data from researchers in California who “tested the tests” showed troublingly high rates of false results. One in 3 antibody tests they analyzed produced false positives more than 10…

Congress wants its voice back