In a vote Wednesday, a broad bipartisan coalition of senators approved the bill in a 77-20 vote, following a 312-112 vote in the House last Wednesday. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, where he can now deliver on a pledge for recognition that he made during his campaign stops in North Carolina in both 2020 and 2024.

George Conway, the former conservative lawyer-turned-ardent critic of President Donald Trump, has filed paperwork to run for Congress in New York City as a Democrat, a source close to Conway confirmed.

NPR is tracking the record number of congressional lawmakers — now more than 1 in 10 current members — who have announced plans to retire or run for a different office in 2026.

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According to the poll, Trump's approval rating is 36 percent, matching his second-term low with the pollster. This figure is more than 10 percentage points higher than the approval rating for Democrats in Congress, which sits at a historic low of 24 percent. Republicans in Congress are slightly more popular, with a 29 percent approval rating.

Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans.

Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett said Sunday that President Trump's idea to give Americans $2,000 checks funded by tariff revenue will "depend on what happens with Congress."

Republicans have worked to codify President Donald Trump’s agenda and Democrats have tried to make things as difficult as possible for the majority party

Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram has the latest on the debate over the depth of transparency in the Epstein files on 'Special Report.'