Live updates and the latest news as Congress returns with government funding at the top of their to-do list, Donald Trump meets with the prime minister of Qatar and the Supreme Court announces new cases.

The old Congress is back today to face a new political reality — and deal with some unfinished business. Democrats don’t take power until January, but they are already working on their agenda, deciding which priorities to pursue first.

Americans are electing members of Congress, which is made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. All 435 House seats are up for election. In the Senate, only 35 of 100 seats are being contested because senators serve six-year terms. This ...

The twin victories in the House and Senate return the Democratic Party to full control of Congress and deepen the level of expected friction between President Trump and congressional Democrats.

A day after Democrats won back control of Congress, President Donald Trump largely skirted talk about the Republican Party’s election night performance. He instead boasted about

A potential effort by a GOP congressman to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Republican leadership elections and orientation events for freshman lawmakers.

Ex-US president charges that his successor 'took a wrecking ball to our traditions,' adds that Trump said in 2024 transition meeting he was relieved by not having to run against him

Trump said that the situation in Iran has been a success and that the U.S. was ready to use additional military force, but he did not expect to do so. Standing by Trump was Dana White, the head of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, who Trump jokingly floated as a possible press secretary.

Trump is adamant that his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is only "guilty of two things: basically winning two wars."