Republican leaders on Friday canceled all House votes next week as the shutdown drags on with no sign of a resolution. Votes had been scheduled for four days next week: Tuesday through Friday. All ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday that Democrats will respond with quick legal action if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Adelita Grijalva won her Arizona special election in September, but Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed swearing her ...

Last month's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting President Obama's January 2012 recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board came at a delicate time, with a debate raging between ...

A Democrat-led bid to force through a bill to pay the military during the government shutdown was blocked in the House on Friday. Democrats and some Republicans have been demanding a House vote on ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. On a cold January day in 2012, a senator walked into the U.S. Capitol, banged ...