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The six-week-old Department of Homeland Security shutdown is hinging not only on what lawmakers do in the Capitol, but on…

Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) was hospitalized after falling in his home on Wednesday evening. Wilson’s office said on Thursday that…

Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins joined the House Problem Solvers Caucus lunch Thursday to talk about the stalled Homeland Security…

A large contingent of House Republicans — encompassing hard-liners, Budget Committee members, panel chairs and party leaders — piled into…

Senate Democrats rejected a GOP photo ID amendment Thursday, an issue that Republicans are eager to use as a cudgel…

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he wants to clinch a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding agreement Thursday. “I…

As House Republicans start to dream big about another party-line bill, one key member who voted down the last GOP…

The vibes are bad. An overwhelming sense of frustration and despair is taking hold on Capitol Hill as lawmakers struggle…

Finger-pointing, profanity, even “poppycock.” An overwhelming sense of frustration and despair has overtaken Congress as lawmakers try to clinch a…

House Democrats will soon have to choose between protecting an embattled colleague or insulating themselves from politically damaging accusations of…