House Republicans are pushing a new proposal tonight to avoid a government shutdown in an effort to meet President-elect ...

Lisa Desjardins is a correspondent for PBS News ... We asked every senator for their reaction to Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets The PBS NewsHour on Wednesday reached out to every U.S. senator ...

It was a dramatic beginning to the 119th Congress as Republicans prepare for unified control in Washington. Despite a handful of initial holdouts, Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana was re-elected speaker ...

Most college students are on their winter break gathering with family and friends. But some from outside the United States ...

A highly-anticipated House Ethics Committee report details a litany of allegations against Matt Gaetz, the former Republican ...

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Lisa Desjardins to discuss ...

Tester, now 68, has been instrumental in Congress for nearly 20 years: a negotiator on the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal, the leading force behind dramatically expanding veterans benefits ...

She is known for her fast mind, bipartisan approach and colorful fashion, a symbol of her independence, defiance of ...

Homelessness in America reached record-high numbers in 2024. A government report shows that in January, people experiencing homelessness shot up by 18 percent to roughly 770,000. The annual survey ...

PBS News Hour delivers the reliable ... That marks the largest number of commutations by a president in a single day. Lisa Desjardins discussed more with Mark Osler, a professor at the University ...

PBS News Hour delivers the reliable ... but lawmakers have not yet released the full text of an agreement. Lisa Desjardins reports. Shifting our focus now to Capitol Hill, congressional leaders ...

President Biden on Saturday signed the spending bill that prevented a government shutdown, ending days of chaos that saw President-elect Trump clashing with House members of his own party.