Legislation

New York will fine fossil fuel companies $74 billion over the next 25 years for environmental damage. The bill creates a "Climate Superfund" that supports state projects bolstering its environmental agenda.

Farmers and voters in California's Central Valley, the state's agricultural heartland, are facing uncertainty over the potential impact of mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly weighing a proposal aimed at supporting illegal immigrants and their families in anticipation of former President Donald Trump’s potential mass deportation policies should he take office again.

Two Democrat lawyers wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, calling for Congress to reject electoral votes on January 6.

President Joe Biden signed a bill officially making the bald eagle the U.S. national bird.

President Joe Biden vetoed a bill that would have added 66 new judges to federal courts. The bill previously received bipartisan support.

President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly pull the United States out of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the first day of his administration, the Financial Times reported.

Rep. Kay Granger, a longtime Republican congresswoman from Texas, has been located in a memory care nursing facility after being absent from the Capitol for six months.

The Senate passed legislation early Saturday morning to avert a government shutdown and ensure federal operations continue through the holiday season.

The Senate has passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a federal government shutdown, just after the midnight deadline for funding. Earlier in the...