Congress

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot announced Thursday it issued subpoenas to four of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies late Thursday.

The White House on Thursday began to advise federal agencies to prepare for the first government shutdown of the Covid-19 era.

Facebook agreed to send Antigone Davis, global head of safety, to testify before the Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection on Sept. 30.

As the calendar winds down, consider these year-end moves to lower your tax bill, regardless of what happens in Congress.

“This bipartisan bill will provide students with an innovative experience and the tools they need to plan for the future,” said Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.

Rep. Liz Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot.

Democrats and Republicans have failed to come to a police reform agreement after the loudest outcry in years over killings of Black Americans.

President Joe Biden and House Democrats aim to raise taxes on Americans with more than $400,000 of income. But what’s the significance of that threshold?

Six former Treasury secretaries urged Congress and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to raise the U.S. debt ceiling or risk serious economic harm.

Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden’s first term in office.

The present troubles for renters are explained in large part by inequities that predate the Covid pandemic.

Political gridlock has prompted worries that monthly Social Security benefits could be impacted by a government shutdown. Here’s what we know.

House Democrats want to raise funds for their $3.5 trillion spending plan by limiting a popular tech industry write-off for startup investors.

The House took the first step toward avoiding a government shutdown and suspending the debt ceiling, but the bill could fail in the Senate.

The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot will move “straight to subpoena” some “recalcitrant” witnesses, Rep. Adam Schiff said.

The legislation from Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren comes after the Supreme Court shot down a Biden administration eviction moratorium.

Monthly child tax credit checks of up to $300 per child are reaching millions of families. New data shows they have been inclined to save and invest the money.

At a virtual summit on student debt, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer renewed his call for President Joe Biden to cancel debt through executive action.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden has floated a new tax on exchange-traded funds’ in-kind transactions, which may have a negative effect on investors.