Congress had the Memorial Day week off to think about mass slaughters. Now, can Congress actually pass a new gun law to curb the horror?

The Senate blocked bills to deal with domestic terrorism and gun violence, again punting in addressing gun horrors.

Republicans say mental illness is the real problem, not guns, in signaling opposition to to any new gun laws after Uvalde, Texas.

Sen. Chris Murphy begged his colleagues to finally act after the latest mass shooting in America, in Uvalde, Texas.

Congress should strip tax benefits from Koch Industries and others who continue doing business in Russia, say Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden.

With negotiations among Democrats falling short Thursday on passing infrastructure legislation, things turned somewhat surreal.

Chuck Schumer set up what could be a consequential showdown on voting rights in September, moving to start work on the For The People Act.

Democrats rolled out the outlines of the budget bill they intend to write over the next month, and it is simply enormous.

Senate Republicans said former President Trump's impeachment lawyers made a bad case in their bid to derail the trial.

Democrats should consider dropping the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and instead try to censure him, Democrat Tim Kaine argued.

The House formally delivered their article of impeachment to the Senate Monday, accusing former president Trump of inciting insurrection.

Joe Biden may see the COVID relief package that passes Congress this week as a "down payment," but Republicans think it's all he'll get.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) laid down a red line to get her vote for any COVID relief package Tuesday night: direct payments.

If the Electoral College confirmation of Joe Biden's election wasn't enough, Mitch McConnell signaled Trump will lose a Senate challenge.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is telling her colleagues, "Think big" on a new coronavirus CARES 2 relief bill.

No one is planning for a covid-restricted 2020 election, but the stakes are incredibly high -- and it's very complicated.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's explanation of the coronavirus deal he cut with The White House and Senate Republicans.

The massive bill meant to prop up the economy amid the escalating coronavirus epidemic remained stalled Tuesday in the U.S. Senate.

Democrats blocked the Republican coronavirus economic plan, objecting to what they saw as a corporate bailout with little aid for people.

Dick Durbin asked why the Senate is meeting as usual during the Covid-19 crisis when most of the rest of the country is social distancing.