Megan Henney

Polling suggests that many Americans aren't sold on the massive social spending bill Democrats are trying to pass through Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that a sweeping, multitrillion-dollar spending bill that Democrats are aiming to pass without any Republican support should also tackle immigration reform.

There is a growing schism in the Democratic Party over the U.S. relationship with Israel as some progressive lawmakers demand that President Biden take a tougher stance against the Israeli government amid an increasingly aggressive confrontation with Palestinian groups.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, defended a decision this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lift its mask mandate for people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Rep. Liz Cheney, ousted this week as the third-ranking House Republican, defended her outspoken criticism of former President Donald Trump during an interview on "Fox News Sunday," and said that the 74 million Americans who voted for him were "misled" and "betrayed."

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive lawmakers are calling for the creation of a 1.5 million-strong group of civilians to work on federally funded projects addressing climate change as part of their sweeping Green New Deal legislation.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Democrats are prepared to pass President Biden's nearly $4 trillion tax and spending plans — with or without Republican support.

Progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups are hailing President Biden's sweeping multitrillion-dollar tax and spending plan as a major victory for the left-wing faction of the Democratic Party.

A coalition of more than 30 Senate Democrats is pressuring President Biden to substantially increase the number of refugees admitted into the United States this year and next.

Air pollution data in China may have been manipulated by local officials, according to a new study conducted by Harvard and Boston University researchers.

The Republican Party's campaign arm launched a new website this week calling on more than two dozen House Democrats, many from highly competitive districts, to return campaign contributions from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday defended President Biden's sprawling economic spending measure, even though just a fraction of the $2 trillion being billed as an infrastructure package goes toward rebuilding the nation's crumbling roads and bridges.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is exploring how to pass President Biden's third economic spending bill later this year without any Republican votes via an obscure Senate rule that would allow Democrats to use reconciliation again.

Less than two weeks after passing a sweeping coronavirus relief package without any GOP support, Democratic lawmakers are again eyeing ways to bypass Republican votes on legislation for infrastructure, drug pricing and climate policy.

The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Xavier Becerra as President Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, delivering the nascent administration another Cabinet member despite nearly unanimous opposition from Republican lawmakers.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took aim at Republicans this week for focusing on so-called cancel culture instead of working with Democrats to pass the coronavirus relief package.

President Biden on Thursday signed into law the sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that Democrats muscled through Congress without any Republican support, securing the first big legislative win of his presidency.

Sens. Joe Manchin and Susan Collins said Thursday they plan to vote for Xavier Becerra to serve as President Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, likely delivering the new administration another Cabinet member.

President Biden reversed his predecessor's controversial travel ban on his first day in office, but is still denying entry to thousands of people affected by it, infuriating progressive lawmakers who have decried the position as "unacceptable."

Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist Democrat, pledged to block President Biden's infrastructure bill if the planned multitrillion-dollar measure does not garner support from any Republicans.

Senate Democrats passed a sweeping coronavirus relief package on a party-line basis Saturday, sending the nearly $2 trillion measure back over to the House, after which it will head to President Biden's desk for his signature.

Sen. Pat Toomey tore into President Biden's massive coronavirus relief bill as a partisan wish list, railing against a long-list of provisions in the nearly $2 trillion measure that he said have nothing to do with the pandemic or subsequent economic recession.

Progressive Democrats renewed their push to kill the Senate filibuster after a Thursday night ruling from the parliamentarian dealt a major blow to their efforts to include a $15-an-hour minimum-wage increase in the coronavirus relief bill.

The House is poised to pass President Biden's coronavirus relief package on a party-line vote Friday and send the $1.9 trillion measure to the Senate as Congress races to provide a fresh round of aid to Americans still reeling from the pandemic.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Thursday that social media companies should let President Trump back on their platforms, despite his "corrosive" election fraud claims.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said passing the Green New Deal would have helped to prevent the devastating power outages in Texas that have left millions struggling to find warmth in their homes amid a brutal winter storm and record-shattering cold temperatures.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will introduce a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal — the highest honor that Congress can bestow — to U.S. Capitol Police officers and other law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol during the deadly riot on Jan. 6.

Hillary Clinton weighed in on former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial this week, suggesting in a tweet that if the Senate ultimately votes to acquit him, it will only be because "the jury includes his co-conspirators."

President Biden on Friday made the case for Congress to quickly pass his nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package even if it means abandoning Republican support, warning of an economy that's still in the grips of the pandemic.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday doubled down on her "terrifying" experience during the deadly Capitol riot after detractors accused her of exaggerating the level of danger she felt on Jan. 6.