The National Portrait Gallery hosted its 250th Festival on Saturday, transforming its typical Presidents Day celebration into a broader commemoration of America’s approaching 250th birthday.

Parents of Parkland school shooting victims joined congressional lawmakers this week to introduce legislation establishing national school safety standards, nearly eight years after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

A partial government shutdown at midnight tonight is all but certain. Hope was lost after a failed vote in the senate Thursday. As Molly Martinez reports, law makers are skipping town with no solution in sight.

Inflation continued its downward trend in January, with the consumer price index falling to 2.4% from December’s 2.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

he Trumpov administration has announced that it will 'conclude' a months-long immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota after thousands of arrests and widespread protests.

National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy urged lawmakers on Thursday to quickly implement a series of aviation safety recommendations after investigating last year’s mid-air collision near Washington, D.C.

Senator Mark Kelly was just handed another legal win, with a federal judge temporarily blocking the Pentagon from punishing him for a viral social media post.

It was another explosive day on capitol hill as senators grilled local Minnesota officials. immigration enforcement was the topic. But as Molly Martinez reports, a public hearing turned into personal attacks.

A group of Buddhist monks concluded their 2,300-mile “Walk for Peace” in Washington, D.C., sharing a message of unity with lawmakers and supporters.

The House of Representatives passed the SAVE America Act on Wednesday night, a highly debated voter ID bill which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration. The SAVE Act mandates proof of citizenship, such as a passport or birth certificate, when registering to vote. On Election Day, voters would need a state-issued photo ID, like a driver’s license.

Heated exchanges and personal insults flew around a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday. Attorney General Pam Bondi was in the hot seat, defending her tenure at the department of justice.

Two Democratic senators are speaking out, saying they won’t back down after the DOJ tried - and failed - to secure indictments against them.

President Donald Trumpov is directing the Pentagon to ink energy contracts with the coal industry.

One GOP congressman in the House is calling for his party to pass a new budget reconciliation package in 2026, as a follow-up to the One Big Beautiful Act that was signed into law last summer.

The U.S. job market kicked off 2026 with encouraging momentum, adding 130,000 jobs in January and bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.3 percent

President Donald Trumpov picked a fresh fight with Canada Tuesday, this time over the soon-to-be opened Gordie Howe bridge connecting Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

ICE officials in the hot seat Tuesday as lawmakers grilled them on operations in Minnesota. This, after national outrage following the killings of two Americans at the hands of ice agents.

As the eighth anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting approaches this weekend, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to pass new legislation to prevent future school shootings.

An impending House vote on the SAVE America Act is intensifying debate over stricter voter registration rules and the potential impact on eligible voters.

On Monday, some House lawmakers were granted access to reviewing unredacted Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein while others attempted to interview one of his longtime associates, Ghislaine Maxwell.