Author: Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY

The Electoral Count Act was created to provide clarity around contesting election results. Lawmakers and experts say it needs a second look.

Committee chair Rep. Bennie Thompson told NPR this week that Donald Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, was “put in a tough spot” on Jan. 6, 2021.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday the increase is enough to last into 2023.

Congressional negotiators nixed a provision that would have required women to sign up for the Selective Service and any future military drafts.

The agreement would create a one-time process to allow Senate Democrats to raise the debt ceiling on their own without fear of a GOP filibuster.

Dole, a decorated World War II veteran and Kansas Republican lawmaker, died Sunday.

Both chambers of Congress will be working to try to avoid a government shut and default, as well approve a must-pass national security package.

A congressional amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to see women register in case of a military draft has mostly bipartisan support.

The House moved the vote on Biden’s Build Back Better bill to Friday after it was delayed Thursday by a long floor speech by Rep. Kevin McCarthy.

The committee is sending a message to Bannon that he has “violated the law, and should be prosecuted for it,” said Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California.