Since November 2022, eight sitting members of Congress have died in office due to old age or disease. All of them were ...
The longest government shutdown in American history came to an end this past week, with the 43-day event disrupting food assistance payouts, travel and more pieces of the economy. While some Americans ...
Congress The U.S. Capitol is seen shortly before sunset, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press ...
Let’s face it: Politics is personal. And you cannot separate the two on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers may not have missed legislating during the government shutdown. But they sure missed attacking one ...
Some lawmakers are donating their salaries. Nearly 4 in 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives did not take their pay during the government shutdown, according to an ABC News survey of ...
People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 5, 2024, in New York. Credit: Peter Morgan / AP File Photo WASHINGTON — At least 25 bills have been introduced this Congress to further limit lawmakers ...
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 ...
Today, an unusually large number of politicians are leaving or choosing not to run for Congress. Nine senators and 22 House members have said they won’t run for reelection. Of these departing members, ...