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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden announced his panel will conduct a "comprehensive" investigation of the LIV-PGA merger.

Senate Finance Committee to investigate LIV-PGA merger

The Biden administration will work to implement work requirement SNAP exemptions for homeless people, veterans and other vulnerable groups.

SNAP exemptions being implemented as work requirements increase

This is a list of everything you need to know about the first Republican presidential primary debate taking place Aug. 23 in Milwaukee, Wis.

Which candidates will qualify for the first Republican debate?

Webull and Moomoo, two finance apps owned by Chinese companies, collect sensitive information including Social Security numbers and mailing addresses.

Chinese-owned finance apps collect Americans’ sensitive personal data

As the Senate prepares to vote on the debt ceiling bill, members were warned not to attempt delay tactics that could push approval past the X date.

Schumer, McConnell warn senators against debt ceiling delay tactics

The House Freedom Caucus, the conservatives who voted against Kevin McCarthy for speaker, said they won't oust him during debt limit talks.

Freedom Caucus won’t back ousting McCarthy over debt ceiling — for now

Russia issued an arrest warrant for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in an apparent response to comments he made during a trip to Ukraine.

Russia issues arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham

Donald Trump's employees moved boxes the day before FBI agents arrived to obtain classified documents. It's a move prosecutors find suspicious.

Trump workers moved boxes day before FBI arrived seeking classified documents

94-year old Geraldine Tyler has won a landmark Supreme Court case that could change property rights nationwide.

94-year-old wins SCOTUS case that could change property rights nationwide

Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., shares insight on debt talks as Republicans work to reach a deal that can get 218 votes.

Head of GOP Main Street Caucus shares insight on debt talks, party’s ‘5 families’

House Speaker McCarthy told reporters Americans who receive payments from the government don't need to worry about backup plans in case of default.

McCarthy: Americans relying on gov’t payments don’t need backup plans

The World Health Organization is working to enact a pandemic treaty that would give it extraordinary power in the event of a health emergency.

WHO pandemic treaty requires countries to give 20% of health supplies, vaccines

A bipartisan proposal would create a legal status for immigrants who have been in the country illegally for at least five years.

11M migrants in US illegally could get legal status, pay taxes under new bill

Immigrants with pending asylum claims have to wait six months to get a work authorization, increasing pressure on NGO's giving them shelter.

Asylum-seekers have to wait 6 months to work in US per federal law

The little-known surveillance program called Data Analytical Services, tracks over a trillion domestic phone records in the US each year.

Wireless providers struggle to remove Chinese technology from cell towers

A new report from Sen. Marco Rubio's office revealed a timeline that casts doubt on the Wuhan wet market origins story.

COVID origins: Wuhan lab told airport of ‘drill’ for coronavirus outbreak in 2019

A bipartisan group of lawmakers including Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Ted Cruz., R-Texas, are teaming up to keep AM radio in electric vehicles.

Progressives and conservatives join forces to save AM radio

The Capitol Police chief said threats to lawmakers have increased 400% over the last six years as his department deals with burnout.

Threats to members of Congress have increased 400% in last six years

Lawmakers react to the Durham report which found investigators looking into collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia had no evidence when they began.

From ‘damning’ to ‘dud’: Lawmakers react to Durham report

The bipartisan bill would give victims of child sexual abuse material the ability to file a civil lawsuit against tech platforms.

Bill to crack down on child sexual abuse material online advances in Senate

Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted multiple immigrant removal flights to Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala and Honduras Wednesday, May 10.

See inside ICE deportation flights to Cuba, Honduras

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and in both chambers of Congress have introduced immigration legislation, but will it pass?

Congress has a laundry list of immigration bills as Title 42 ends

The DHS is buying digital ads in Central America telling people who are thinking about making the journey to the U.S. not to cross illegally.

Biden admin buys ads in Central America telling people not to enter US illegally

A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced legislation to prevent the mishandling of classified documents after incidents involving Biden and Trump.

Congress seeks to reform nation’s intelligence classification system