U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes says her focus will always be on everyday people, and she's working to expand opportunities for 13th District constituents.

Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without many pharmacy options.

The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and Congress’s control of the purse.

We Were Wrong' ・In SCOTUS Case, a 'Historic Victory for Gender Justice' ・After Bishop's Pleas for 'Mercy,' Trump Responds ・Trump Pardons 'Dread Pirate Roberts' This article originally appeared on Newser: Congress Passes Laken Riley Act

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.

Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants charged with crimes, to President Trump’s desk.

The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act would have prevented states from enforcing their own agricultural regulations, but has failed to advance in Congress this session. While the measure was excluded from the most recent Farm Bill extension,

Newt Gingrich vowed to apply the country’s laws to Congress. Now early backers are looking back on the Congressional Accountability Act.

We all learned early in life that the Founding Fathers gave Congress the “Power of the Purse” on spending to act as a check on the executive branch, but it sure hasn’t looked like that in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.

That means Congress would not only have to act to give Trump the ability to dissolve agencies in the first place, but it’d also have to approve any proposed Trump plan to eliminate FEMA.

The Laken Riley Act mandates detention for unauthorized immigrants accused of crimes. With bipartisan support, it empowers states to sue over enforcement failures, sparking debate on immigration, civil rights,