Topic: John Larson

The House managed to approve a budget Thursday, which will allow Republicans to enact President Donald Trump's tax cut and deregulation plan.

Political opponents are not "enemies," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said on Saturday after reports of House and Senate Democrats receiving bomb threats over the Thanksgiving holiday.

All five House Democrats from Connecticut and one of the state's two Democratic Senators reported receiving bomb threats the morning of Thanksgiving Day.

Social Security Administration Commissioner Martin O'Malley told lawmakers Thursday that raising the retirement age would disproportionately hurt working-class Americans.

House Democrats on Tuesday voted 220-212 to advance a $3.5 trillion budget spending plan and a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill following a stalemate that lasted into the early morning hours.

Monthly Social Security benefits for American retirees and others will increase 1.3% next year with a cost-of-living adjustment, officials announced Tuesday.

Voters in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Vermont cast votes in primary contests on Tuesday to determine final races for November as Georgia held a pair of runoff contests from its June primary.

More than a year after a teenager killed himself with a loaded gun in Connecticut, Congress will consider a bill requiring guns be stored safely and away from children.

Tens of thousands in Oregon are planning a statewide walkout on Wednesday to rally for more education funding -- following a lead taken by tens of thousands of other educators nationwide.

An Oregon school district is requiring teachers to call the police if they suspect students of being sexually active.