Democrats are favored to win the House, but Republicans have viable paths to keeping control. These are the key themes and races to keep an eye on.

From writing speeches to sorting constituent mail, AI is spreading through Congress faster than the rules governing its use.

At a hearing on covid-19, the former infectious-disease official is expected to again fend off claims that he covered up the pandemic’s origins.

The bipartisan Sunshine Protection Act would end the practice of switching clocks twice per year.

The Supreme Court’s latest blow to the Voting Rights Act could cost 19 Black lawmakers their seats over the next few years, the Congressional Black Caucus says, but the group is fighting back.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey) plans to introduce a bill to strengthen scrutiny by members of Congress as her own legal battle is about to escalate.

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey) plans to introduce a bill to strengthen scrutiny by members of Congress as her own legal battle is about to escalate.

Forward momentum in the Senate came from a parade of dogs in Mardi Gras costumes as senators remain stuck on DHS funding.

The saturation of federal immigration enforcement has reoriented public life in the Twin Cities, especially for non-White residents.

Two Congressmen had different perceptions of the same footage showing a deadly Minneapolis shooting.

The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.

Minnesota state senator Julia Coleman knew both Charlie Kirk and Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. She is fed up with the conspiracy theories around their deaths.

By The Washington Post’s latest tally, at least 18 former members — 11 Democrats and seven Republicans — are asking voters to send them back to D.C. next year.

Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna’s months-long campaign to outmaneuver the White House on the Epstein files started with a text.

The ceremony ended a seven-week standoff with House Speaker Mike Johnson that left Grijalva unable to fully represent Arizona’s 7th Congressional District in Washington.

“I don’t want to be in jail.” Rep. LaMonica McIver is fighting Trump in court — and risks 17 years behind bars.

The bipartisan legislation would give coffee a carve-out from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The bipartisan legislation would give coffee a carve-out from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

More than 150 people gathered to remember the conservative political figure, who was fatally shot during a campus event.

In an era where safety precautions and online abuse are often part of the job, young American lawmakers wonder if politics is just too dangerous as a career.

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