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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still faces a bloc of conservatives who oppose any short-term funding bill to avoid a shutdown. He's trying to muscle through a partisan stopgap bill with border security.

The US Congress has had no shortage of viral moments in recent months. Senator Dianne Feinstein seemingly became confused over how to vote. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell experienced two extended “freeze episodes” during press conferences. And several members of Congress mistook TikTok for the name of a breath mint…

Zelensky is meeting with the US president after a trip to Capitol Hill

Zelensky’s visit comes as House Republicans attempt to pass a government funding bill that withholds further aid to Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington comes as Republican opposition to more US aid for Ukraine grows.

Documentarian Dawn Porter’s expansive new series Deadlocked looks back at the history of an institution that has shaped the US for better and, more recently, worse

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy got broad but not unanimous bipartisan Senate support Thursday, but the House treated him differently.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is returning to Washington for a whirlwind one-day visit