Congress

Rep. Lee Zeldin says the $1.9T relief bill is "taxpayer monopoly funny money' for New York and a lot of local municipalities.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday committed to new legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour after the wage hike provision was stripped from Democrats' massive coronavirus relief bill.

A group of Republican senators unveiled legislation this week to permanently repeal the federal estate tax, a move that's almost guaranteed to fail in the Democratic-controlled Congress.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding the alarm that China is using "sister cities" to spy on the U.S. and gain influence, introducing legislation to examine the partnerships.

Democrats snuck a handful of surprise tax hikes on corporations in President Biden's sweeping coronavirus relief package that combined are worth more than $60 billion. 

MDC Partners CEO Mark Penn discusses the impact the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill may have on the Democratic Party.

The Architect of the U.S. Capitol, Brett Blanton, is expected to request a $67 million increase in the agency's yearly budget from the House Appropriations Committee Thursday, totaling $865 million for the fiscal year 2022.

Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., slammed Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for including language in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that he said could block states from cutting taxes.

As EPA administrator, Regan will play a key role in Biden’s hotly debated plan to combat climate change.

Republicans publicly released a letter written to the chairs of the appropriations committees Wednesday that “strongly opposed” the return of earmarks, weeks after Democrats announced plans to bring them back, rebranded as “community project funding."

Congress approvedPresident Biden's sweeping coronavirus relief package, unleashing another torrent of federal money to bolster the economy's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic nearly one year after the crisis began.