The US government is built on the principle of checks and balances. The constitution outlines three branches of government.

Rep. Buddy Carter is urging Congressional leaders to reconvene lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to deal with funding for ...

Election day is less than a month away, and all 435 House seats are up for re-election this year. Here's a breakdown of the ...

Harris County voters will be asked to vote twice to fill the seat of late United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee.

Each Friday, I look at what the presidential contenders are saying about foreign policy. This week: Rising cooperation among ...

Vice President Kamala Harris will host a campaign event featuring former Republican members of Congress at Washington ...

A rare copy of the U.S. Constitution that was signed and sent to states to ratify is up for auction in North Carolina ...

But that is not the case for Congress. Nicholas Fandos, who covers politics for The Times, explains why control of the House is likely to hinge on what happens in two deeply blue states where ...

In theory, Congress is supposed to pass 12 appropriations ... provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States," as described in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

The U.S. has always gone through necessary periods of error before arriving at a more just and prosperous social outcome, ...

If Congress was not originally delegated power ... the often repeated statement of Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone in United States v. Darby (1941) that the Tenth Amendment is “but a truism ...

The following is the Oct. 10, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS ...