Senators and House representatives typically make $174,000 a year, although congressional leaders make more. For example, the majority party leader in the Senate collects $193,400 a year and the ...

In fall 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump asked supporters to forward a proposal called the "Congressional Reform Act of 2025" that would restrict legislative lawmakers' privileges and actions.

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs, since a government shutdown ...

Waco’s U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions is the only congressional member from Texas that confirmed with 25 News that he has not ...

Plenty of rich people serve in Congress, but most didn’t amass their wealth while in office. Instead, they were rich before they got elected, either through family money or their professional careers.

The GOP-controlled House passed a bill earlier this month to extend government funding until Nov. 21, but the bill stalled in the Senate, where Democratic votes were needed to advance it. Democrats ...

The Senate returned Friday, Oct. 10, for just seconds with presiding officer, Sen. John Thune, adjourning any Senate votes on ...