The Library of Congress has acquired the papers of the late composer Burt Bacharach. This is the first collection acquired ...

WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Burt Bacharach, one of the most celebrated and popular composers and songwriters of the 20th ...

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a lame-duck session WASHINGTON -- Keeping the federal government open ...

On Wednesday, a new slate of witnesses provided fresh testimony to Congress on UFO sightings and what the government may (or ...

House Republicans will maintain their hold on the lower chamber next year, giving the GOP a political trifecta in Washington, ...

Government funding, disaster relief and energy permitting could all be complicated by year-end partisan angling. Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday with a packed to-do list for the lame ...

Lab-developed tests look likely to be removed from FDA oversight. That has to change, writes Walter G. Johnson.

And for Senate Democrats, confirming more judges. It’s a short but important to-do list as Congress returns to Washington this week to begin what is known as a lame-duck session — that period ...

The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the ...

In the wake of NATO-skeptic President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, backers of the alliance are taking comfort in a year-old U.S. law that says he can’t withdraw unless Congress approves.

More than 20 months since County Executive Calvin Ball announced plans to build a new $144 million, 100,000 square-foot ...