Congress took a major step toward ending the record-breaking Department of Homeland Security shutdown on Thursday as the White House warned hundreds of thousands of federal employees were on the verge...

The U.S. House passed the farm bill, drawing praise from Texas agriculture leaders and split votes from state Democrats.

The House approved a Senate-passed 45-day extension of FISA Section 702 punting a long-term solution to the controversial spying program until Congress returns in May.

Congress voted on Thursday to extend a high-profile warrantless surveillance law by six weeks, moving hours before its midnight expiration to punt the deadline as lawmakers continued to clash over pro...

The House voted 261 to 111 in favor of the extension late in the afternoon, with 166 Republicans voting in favor and 26 against.

Brazil’s Congress voted Thursday to override a presidential veto and adopt a bill to reduce former President Jair Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence for plotting a coup, in a blow to his political ri...

Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been readmitted to a hospital in the capital Brasília to undergo shoulder surgery, news portal G1 reported on Friday.

The new rules could change key calculations used to determine prison terms, potentially affecting how long Bolsonaro remains in custody.