Congress

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to hear a dispute about the legality of the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy for many immigrants facing deportation. The brief order sets up another high-profile fight during the coming term, when the justices will also hear issues ranging from gun rights to civil rights. The administration has argued that […]

Legislation reversing a decade of Medicare payment policy that made it too expensive for many seniors to buy ultra-lightweight manual wheelchairs is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk after the Senate quietly cleared it late Wednesday night. As one of the chamber’s last acts before adjourning for the midterm recess, the Senate by […]

The Supreme Court begins its new term Monday facing cases on Americans’ civil rights, federalist struggles between states and the federal government, and the looming specter of more last-second litigation over the coming midterm elections. The court, currently controlled by six conservative appointees, has stocked its docket with fights over climate change, voting rights, gun […]

While the rest of the Senate was in recess, the Banking Committee held a hearing Thursday morning featuring Trump administration nominees — a move that the panel’s leading Democrat called out of bounds. The panel convened fewer than 12 hours after the Senate gaveled out for the midterm recess late Wednesday night. The chamber won’t […]

A bill to rein in stock trading by members of Congress did not clear a first procedural hurdle to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, after passing the House on a mostly party-line vote in July. Democrats tanked a motion to invoke cloture on proceeding to the bill in a 53-47 vote, which fell seven […]

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sued former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday, alleging that his prosecution of the president also unconstitutionally pulled in her records as a member of Congress. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, moves a political fight over the sweep of Smith’s investigation into […]

The Senate passed legislation that would amend the Clean Air Act to ensure states would not be penalized for conducting prescribed burns intended to prevent larger, uncontrolled wildfires by unanimous consent on Tuesday. Under current law, states are required to meet air quality standards for particulate matter pollution. Controlled burns can increase this pollution, and while […]