Congress

Heated House hearing on insulin prices

A House hearing on the affordability of insulin turned tense Wednesday, as visibly frustrated lawmakers repeatedly pressed company executives to explain high costs.

Congress moves to end robocalls to cell phones

Bipartisanship in Congress is rare these days, but on Wednesday lawmakers of every stripe agreed: Something must be done to stop illegal and unwanted robocalls.

House to vote Wednesday on condemning Trump's renewed effort to repeal Obamacare

The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution condemning the Trump administration’s support of a federal lawsuit that could overturn Obamacare.

House to vote on condemning effort to repeal ACA

A non-binding resolution condemning the Trump administration's support of a federal lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act will go to a vote.

Senate deadlocks on disaster relief proposals amid a partisan fight over Puerto Rico aid

Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on turning over Trump's tax returns: 'We will follow the law'

House Democrats questioned Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday about how he would handle a request from Congress for the president's tax returns.

Top Democrat on antitrust committee expresses 'concerns' over T-Mobile, Sprint merger

John Legere, who could become the CEO of T-Mobile and Sprint, testifies Tuesday before the House subcommittee tasked with oversight of antitrust law.

House passes resolution rejecting hate

The 407-23 voted ended a week of consternation that divided Democrats after comments by their freshman colleague Rep. Ilhan Omar.

Interest in Republican operative's Clinton email quest lingers long after his death

The late GOP operative Peter Smith dove into the dark web in search of Hillary Clinton's emails.

House votes to terminate Trump's national emergency declaration for border wall funding

The resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency proclamation to build the border wall now heads to the Senate.

EPA official pushes back on criticism the agency 'took the cop off the beat' in enforcing environmental laws

Critics say the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration is doing less to enforce environmental laws than under other presidents.

Big pharma defends rising cost of drugs, lawmakers say they are gaming the system

Seven top drug executives are testifying on Capitol Hill for a highly-anticipated hearing on the rising costs of prescription drugs.

House Democrats prepare to vote on overturning Trump's emergency declaration

The resolution to terminate the national emergency is expected to pass the House Tuesday, before the Senate considers the measure in the coming weeks.

Senate passes bill amid reinvigorated effort to make lynching a federal hate crime

House Judiciary Committee chairman wants acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to address 'incomplete' testimony

Rep. Jerry Nadler says his committee has identified individuals with "direct knowledge" of phone calls the acting attorney general denied receiving.

John Dingell's devotion to the institution of Congress will be lasting legacy: COLUMN

There will never be another John Dingell. What a sad statement that is for the country he so loved.

Longest-serving member of Congress dies at 92

John Dingell, a former Democratic representative from Michigan, fought for civil rights, Medicare and the environment and was elected to Congress at age 29.

Congressional negotiators closing in on border security deal

The 17-member committee charged with hashing out a border security deal in order to avert the next government shutdown in seven days is inching closer to a deal.

Democrats launch multiple investigations into Trump

Congressional negotiators are also working toward an agreement on border security in order to keep the government open as another shutdown deadline looms.

House Democrats ramp up oversight of Trump administration after shutdown

House Democrats are gearing up to conduct more oversight of the Trump administration after a slow start to the new session of Congress after a 35-day government shutdown.

Most diverse freshman class of House lawmakers sworn in amid shutdown

Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar first landed in Washington as a Somali refugee 23 years ago. Now she's here to be the first Somali-American member of the House of Representatives.

New Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib not apologizing for cursing out Trump in call for impeachment

Democrats take aim at presidential tax returns, conflicts of interest in new ethics proposal

Democrats introduced a campaign finance and ethics reform package.

Pelosi retakes speaker's gavel as shutdown continues

The most diverse Congress in U.S. history convened Thursday, and the president is showing no signs of backing down, as 800,000 federal workers are without pay for the thirteenth day.

Democrats take control of the House

The House will be tasked with reaching a compromise to end the shutdown after a meeting of top lawmakers and President Trump ended with no deal over a border wall. ABC News' Zachary Kiesch reports.

Is Roe v. Wade at stake as 116th Congress convenes?

Congress reconvenes for the 116th session Thursday in the wake of political shake-ups that could bring changes to abortion legislation and the look of Roe v. Wade.

House bill to fund border wall faces Senate ahead of shutdown deadline

The vote received no Democratic support in the House, and the bill's prospects in the Senate are dim as Democrats have pledged to defeat the measure.

Surprising ally, Sen. Mitch McConnell, pushes for farm bill that legalizes hemp

The typically conservative Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is applauding a somewhat surprising provision in the latest 807-page farm bill -- legalizing hemp.

Congress to push back government shutdown after Bush's death

Congress is expected to delay government funding negotiations this week following the death of former President George H.W. Bush.

Supporters of criminal justice reform frustrated with McConnell's handling of bill

The White House and supporters of the Senate criminal justice reform bill have grown increasingly frustrated with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s bill handling.

Steve King's 'racist' immigration talk prompts calls for congressional censure amid border wall fight with Trump

Democrats say they've heard enough from Rep. Steve King.

Congress struggles to pass immigration bill

ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams weighs in on Trump's executive order to reunite families and the potential trouble it's facing in the courts.

Under Trump, Congress has expanded use of controversial legislative tool to 'tear down’ regulations

The Republican-led Congress is poised to use a controversial and, prior to the Trump administration, rarely used legislative tool to dismantle consumer protections.

Facing long odds, potential Speaker Ryan challenger sees uptick in fundraising

GOP Rep. Ryan Costello to retire, boosting Democratic hopes of taking his House seat

Costello cited a number of factors in his decision, including the newly-redrawn map of House seats in Pennsylvania that made his district more Democratic and the current political climate.

Senate leaders announce 2-year budget deal

"This bill represents a significant bipartisan step forward," said Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Senate leaders reach sweeping spending deal

House passes rollback of Obama-era menu labeling rules

Critics say the menu nutrition rules are a burden on restaurants.

Train packed with Congress members, staff and family slams into truck

One person was killed and several others, including Congressman Jason Lewis, were taken to the hospital.

How a government shutdown could affect Americans

The U.S. Postal Service and air traffic controllers would still operate during a shutdown but nearly 2 million federal employees would be without pay or have their paychecks delayed.

House passes stopgap spending bill, Senate fate uncertain

Senate Democrats have pledged to oppose the bill unless it includes protections for recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Negotiations slow as government shutdown looms

ABC News' Mary Bruce and Jon Karl report on last-minute efforts by the White House and lawmakers to reach a deal to keep the government running.

Government shutdown looms with no DACA deal in sight

ANALYSIS: Republican strategists say Democrats virtually certain to win House in 2018

Minnesota's Tina Smith replaces Al Franken in Senate, marking record number of 22 female senators

Doug Jones, Tina Smith sworn in to US Senate

Democrats Doug Jones and Tina Smith have been sworn in as the next senators from Alabama and Minnesota, respectively.

What's on Congress' already-lengthy to-do list

Here’s a look at what we already know is on Congress’ 2018 to-do and wish lists.

Congress averts government shutdown

Congress passed a month-long extension to fund the government through Jan. 19, and passed a short-term extension to the Children's Health Insurance Program.

GOP Rep. Franks, who discussed surrogacy with staffers, resigns

Congress passes stopgap measure to avoid government shutdown

ABC News' Jon Karl reports on Congress' short-term funding measure, plus Trump administration officials casting doubt on sending U.S. athletes to the 2018 Winter Olympics.