The 'candy desk' -- replete with chocolates, sticky lollies and other goodies -- is legislators' guilty pleasure with a unique capacity to unite the deeply-divided chamber

Party-line Democratic vote to raise debt ceiling by nearly half-trillion dollars brings instant relief in Washington and far beyond, but still only a reprieve for 2 months

Thursday vote kicks off critical days for Biden administration, with his party divided between centrists and leftists, GOP opposing any measures that enable massive spending bills

Republican opponents argue that revoking the two authorizations would signal American weakness to Iran

Major infrastructure legislation will support upgrades long sought by Orthodox Jewish groups

Michigan Democrat remembered for his 'personified integrity and the notion of putting the public good above self-interest'

The Republican senator from Texas objects to portions of the legislation that push for a two-state solution

Report, a bipartisan effort that didn't examine Trump's role in inciting insurrection, finds multiple layers of error among police, government and military

17 lawmakers sign letter calling on Biden administration to take lead on reconstruction efforts and increase engagement on issue

Brain-damaging incidents, apparently as a result of directed-energy attacks, have also been reported in Florida