Among other findings: There are nine Mormons, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in the 117th Congress. The new Congress, like the old, has three Muslim representatives ...

Despite losing a key Democratic champion to retirement, modernization advocates say the work isn’t done in the 119th Congress ...

FAREWELL, 117th CONGRESS — It’s been a wild one. But the final to-do list item is to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year.

But in the House, you can’t carry over rules from the 116th Congress to the 117th Congress. That’s why everyone has to show up at noon on January 3. This poses an interesting, ethical question: ...

What is in the $1.7 trillion spending bill passed by the House 05:26. Washington — CBS News has learned of a series of efforts on Capitol Hill in the final days of the 117th Congress to make it ...

The 117th Congress moves closer to reflecting the people that make up the nation, closer to fulfilling the promise of this country: that no matter who we are, what we look like, ...

The 117th Congress is coming to an end and with it ends the Democrats' full control of the legislative branch of government. Despite the narrow margins of the last two years, lawmakers ushered ...

Lawmakers of the 117th Congress met for the first time Sunday as they prepared to take the oath of office. In the Senate, Vice President Mike Pence led a ceremonial swearing in.

The 117th Congress kicked off with a fresh controversy Sunday when the Democrat delivering the opening prayer concluded by saying "amen," and then added "a-woman." Skip to content.

The 117th Congress will be the most diverse group of lawmakers ever to chart the nation’s course when it meets in January after women and nonwhite candidates made gains in the November elections.

Washington — Lawmakers are returning to Washington this week for the final sprint before the end of the 117th Congress, and the House and Senate face a laundry list of legislative items before ...