President says US is ‘just going to kill people’ as military accelerates campaign against South American regimes

Some Democrats are accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of curtailing Congress’s oversight role with his recent order instructing Defense Department personnel to coordinate all interactions with Capitol Hill through the building’s central legislative affairs office.

Concern over human rights violations, lack of action by the U.S. Congress and frustration with President Donald Trump's administration were some of the reasons that brought over 200 people to the No Kings 2.0 Alexandria rally.

Lawmakers express little hope for the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies before open enrollment begins.

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland introduced a bill that would have paid all federal workers. It didn't pass. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Van Hollen about the stalemate in Congress.

While lawmakers remain at odds over funding the government, furloughed federal workers are bracing for no paycheck this week. President Trump met with Senate Republicans Tuesday and rejected a request from Democrats for their own meeting,