Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove of his declaration of a national emergency along the Mexican border.
As the liberal flank of the Democratic party celebrates its sudden ascendancy in the party, energized by the new House freshmen pushing the party toward bold policy solutions, others wonder if the Democrats are veering so far left they're about to fall off a cliff.
After El Chapo's conviction in a drug-trafficking trial that included florid testimony of jewel-encrusted guns, a fleet of cash-laden jets and a personal zoo with roaming big cats, some Americans have floated an idea they see as poetic justice: Why not take some of the Mexican drug lord's billions in ill-gotten gains and make him pay for a border wall?
A bill that would prohibit someone from changing their biological sex on a birth certificate has been pulled over concerns from the transgender community.
Residents who were originally told they had three days to evacuate their apartment units are now being given an extra two days to leave, according to city officials. They say the landlord of the Georgia Apartments at 203 East 2100 South ignored repeated requests to make safety improvements, which include getting the building up to fire code.
The controversial “red flag bill” on the Capitol may be getting the most buzz, but, there are several other gun bills that legislators are trying to push forward.
Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appeared to begrudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for his Mexican border wall.
The Utah House of Representatives has unanimously approved removing a provision in the state constitution that allows slavery as punishment for a crime.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has “unequivocally” apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so, which drew bipartisan criticism and a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Minnesota Democrat said she had no intention of offending anyone, including Jewish Americans. “We […]
President Donald Trump is trying to turn the debate over a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border back to his political advantage as his signature pledge to American voters threatens to become a model of unfulfilled promises.
A Virginia lawmaker on Monday backed off his plans to swiftly introduce an impeachment bill seeking the ouster of the state's leading black elected official as Democrats struggled to address revelations of past racist behavior and allegations of sexual assault roiling its highest levels of office.
A bill allowing e-scooters access to some Salt Lake City streets now heads to the full Senate that would allow the scooters on roadways with a posted speed limit above 25mph and establish restrictions on the use of alcohol.
Dubbed "Big John" for his imposing 6-foot-3 frame and sometimes intimidating manner, former Rep. John Dingell who is the longest-serving member of Congress has died.
