Senate lawmakers reached a bipartisan agreement to spend nearly a billion dollars to improve Capitol security in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots that overwhelmed the police, leaving the House and Senate ...

The U.S. Senate staffer who was allegedly filmed having sex in a hearing room is speaking out on his own terms for the first time since the scandal broke. Aidan Maese-Czeropski, dubbed the “Senate ...

The Senate is still eyeing a Saturday procedural vote to advance President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after Democrats announced they will immediately seek to delay its final passage. Senate ...

Congress is getting the cold shoulder from key Trump cabinet members, with some top officials flat-out refusing to show up when summoned. Washington was gripped by drama this week after The Washington ...

Happy Tuesday, this is Congress Editor David Sivak welcoming you to our fourth edition of Capitol Tea, a weekly column dedicated to life on Capitol Hill. Miss our last installment? Catch up here. Vice ...

The Senate adjourned around 11:15 p.m. and is set to reconvene at 11 a.m. on Monday. House members have been notified that votes related to government funding are expected in the lower chamber this ...

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...

The second major overhaul of the Capitol in just over a decade will include updated offices and enhanced security, as well as a refurbished Senate chamber finished last year.

A bipartisan Senate report describes an attack "planned in plain sight." A bipartisan Senate investigation of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection found security and intelligence failures at every level of ...

A man who trespassed on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds three times overnight Friday and Saturday has been taken into custody. The man gained “unauthorized access to the Capitol Senate Chamber” ...