Democrats plan to combine temporary government funding with an increase in the debt limit, which Republicans say they will oppose.
Author: Bart Jansen, USA TODAY
Congress returns to work facing major decisions on Biden’s agenda and infrastructure
Congress returns Monday facing decisions on voting rights, infrastructure and social programs while needing to raise how much the country can borrow.
What did Trump do during Capitol riots? Jan. 6 committee telecom requests aim to recreate minute-by-minute account
Each scrap of data allows investigators to fill in gaps and to press witnesses for information they might not volunteer or deny remembering.
Business groups are fighting Biden’s $3.5T budget over Medicare, tax and climate plans
Major business groups oppose raising corporate taxes to pay for the bill while some industries have come out against specific parts of proposal.
Congress has started requesting earmarks for their districts, from pig mitigation to a presidential library
Money for the Truman library, mitigating feral swine in Arkansas. Lawmakers are requesting earmarks again after the practice was previously outlawed.
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio pleads guilty in Black Lives Matter banner burning
Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio pleaded guilty Monday to two charges, including one related to the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner.
Florida man Paul Hodgkins receives 8 months in prison, first Jan. 6 defendant sentenced on a felony charge
“He understood what he was doing,” said District Judge Randolph Moss during the sentencing hearing of Paul Hodgkins.
Don McGahn, former White House counsel, to testify in Trump probe before House Judiciary Committee
Former White House counsel Don McGahn will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about former President Donald Trump, ending long legal fight.
Gordon Sondland, ex-Trump ambassador, sues Mike Pompeo for $1.8M in impeachment trial legal fees
Gordon Sondland, a central figure in President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, alleges Mike Pompeo promised to cover his legal fees.
Capitol Police union warns of departures after Jan. 6 riot and continued overtime strain
More than 70 Capitol Police officers left the force since the Jan. 6 riot, a sign of poor morale as Congress debates beefing up security.