In 1929, the all-White Congress was faced with another challenge to their sense of dominance when voters in Illinois sent to Washington Rep. Oscar De Priest, a Black American elected to work in a ...

GOP leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have chosen men to head up all 17 House committees. And all but one of those ...

Members of the House Intelligence Committee received a closed-door briefing on drones Tuesday from the FBI, the CIA and the ...

The popular measure gives full benefits to millions of people who currently receive them at a reduced level. Critics warn the ...

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...