The president and his aides can lie to Congress with impunity, he argued, because the Republicans who run the House and Senate have shown they will do nothing about it. “This is the weakest Congress in American history,” Moulton said, accusing Republican leaders of making a co-equal branch of the federal government “essentially fade away.”

The hearing will include discussion of what the Pentagon has – and may not have – disclosed about UAP, the new term the government uses instead of UFOs. Four people will testify at the hearing, including three military veterans and one journalist.

Friday marks the start of the 119th United States Congress as new members are scheduled to be sworn in on Capitol Hill. As Washington prepares for the new legislative session, let’s meet who will be in office. Republicans will hold a dual-chamber ...

Members of Congress take several scheduled recesses throughout the year, during which they leave their offices on Capitol Hill and return to their home districts and states. These times in the Congressional calendar present key opportunities for advocates ...

A bipartisan group of House members has introduced legislation to regulate how members of Congress trade stocks. The issue of congressional stock trading is raising ethical questions and may become a key issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Some members of ...

President Trump, in his 2025 address to the joint session of Congress, on March 4, 2025, sought to highlight the accomplishments of the opening weeks of his second administration. Over an hour and 40 minutes, the longest address of its kind, Mr. Trump ...

Americans are reeling from the early weeks of Trump 2.0, and President Donald Trump got a prime-time chance to explain the fast and furious start to his return to power in an address to a joint session of Congress. He made the case for the trade wars he ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the Monitor because it sees good journalism as vital to ...

The US military's capture of Nicolás Maduro has raised legal concerns, as lawmakers are demanding clarity on military objectives and a bipartisan resolution.