In a move of profound symbolic and practical importance, the Continental Congress formally adopted “United States of America” as the official name of the new nation.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat and former schoolteacher with a rising national profile, joined a widening ...

The redistricting plan transforms Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat, by linking part ...

One month after President Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in the nation's capital, there may be less crime. There are ...

President Donald Trump may have reduced the powers of independent agencies, but it's unclear if he'll succeed in gaining more ...

The Sunshine Protection Act filed by Florida's Rick Scott and Vern Buchanan continues to languish, with no action seen since January.

Missouri's Republican-led House has passed a plan to redraw the state's congressional districts at the urging of President ...

Live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration and Congress as voters head to the polls in Virginia's special ...

Democrats have the opportunity to fill in vacant, deep-blue House seat in northern Virginia this evening, while voters in ...

The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage ...

Jefferson began his draft with, “A Declaration of the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in General Congress ...

A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against 15 Republicans accused of trying to falsely certify President ...