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The Democratic congresswoman discussed two pieces of proposed legislation that lawmakers are working to pass, which would establish systems to better identify and address hate crimes, on Sunday.

Democrats Troy Carter and Karen Carter Peterson have advanced to an April runoff election to represent Louisiana's 2nd congressional district.

The Georgia congressman said that bypassing the metal detectors was done to gain "legal standing" to bring the House Speaker to court.

The Georgia Republican told Newsmax that she would fight for her place in Congress despite attempts to remove her.

At a House hearing, the congresswoman told the homeland security secretary about a classmate kidnapped by an immigrant who was in the country illegally.

Isaac Yoder, who was seen at the Capitol dressed as George Washington, said rioters could have "leveled things" if they wanted to, but didn't.

Democrats introduced a resolution on Friday that would expel Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress, but it would need more than 70 Republicans to pass.

The Republican representative has faced criticism over social media activity in the past, and faces a Democrat-led charge to remove her from Congress.

Nuking the Senate filibuster would both undermine our political order and be politically shortsighted for Democrats.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said this week that there would be a number of resignations by Democrats due to "information" former President Donald Trump purportedly "declassified" just before leaving office.

The Colorado lawmaker opposes the Equality Act, which would increase federal civil rights protections for LGBT people.

President Joe Biden is expected to lay out the specifics of a sprawling infrastructure plan, while congressional leaders said they plan on crafting legislation in earnest in the weeks ahead.

"No predatory debt collector should be able to sweep in and swipe these funds from those who need it most," Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said Wednesday.

There are a few options for people who are outside the income thresholds.

Getting a message on the Get My Payment tool that a $1,400 stimulus check's status isn't available may mean a person isn't eligible for a payment.

Payments for dependents will go out the same times as those for individuals or joint filers, but dependents won't actually receive a stimulus check.

Senator Rand Paul called it Congress' job to look at the unintended consequences of government spending.

A new poll finds that while 80 percent of Democrats believe that Democrats in Congress are doing a good job, only 53 percent of Republicans said the same of Republicans in Congress.

Caldwell, a self-described "old cripple," is accused of being an orchestrator of the Capitol riot, but his attorney argued he physically couldn't storm the Capitol even if he wanted to.

U.S. reproductive health policy has been dominated in recent years by a far-right ideology out of touch with the beliefs and sentiments of most Americans. It's time to bring it back into alignment.

More and more Americans have realized that cannabis' criminalization has been deeply racist from the beginning.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't plan on being a career politician and she told Steve Bannon she gave up an "awesome life" to join Congress.

Congress has poured nearly $800 billion over the past year into helping prop up businesses deeply impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and ensure workers keep their jobs through the Paycheck Protection Program, but President Joe Biden and advocates are rallying around the PPP to do more.

The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 has three Republican co-sponsors.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the $1.9 trillion relief package on Friday, and stimulus payments could start going out this month.

As a lifelong Republican, I urge congressional Republicans to support the measure as a step toward bolstering the safety and security of our elections.

Earmarks are the latest bad idea Congress is attempting to bring back.

The decline in Americans' trust in government is roughly correlated with the rise in public debt over the same time frame.

"From the Great River to the Great Lake, I'll fight for you," Fox News host Geraldo Rivera said after announcing that he was "pondering" a run for an Ohio U.S. Senate seat on Wednesday.

More and more Americans on both the left and right now realize that our democracy has turned into an oligarchy.