Congress has passed a measure to overturn a plan enacted during the Biden administration that put off limits to oil and gas leasing nearly half a vast petroleum reserve in Alaska.

Bids to clarify that senators couldn't enrich themselves from the controversial Arctic Frost provision, and to fully repeal the law, were blocked in a bipartisan showdown on the Senate floor.

Kennedy’s first bill, the‘No Shutdown Paychecks to Politicians Act, would stop congressional pay entirely during any shutdown and eliminate back pay once the government reopens.

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington that has aimed to tout stronger-than-ever economic and security ties while brushing off scrutiny of his human rights record.

An anti-Sharia law movement is being led by Texas Republicans, including Texas’ governor and members of Congress. Gov.

A Senate committee is examining the Kennedy Center’s contracts and expenses, accusing its Trump-allied leadership of “self-dealing, favoritism, and waste.”

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its final penny last week, bringing an end to a tradition that dates to the earliest days of the republic.

A United Nations human rights official is urging the United States to lift its sanctions on Cuba, saying they are impacting the island’s entire population, hitting sectors including health care, nutrition and education.