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Months or more after Democrats began throwing around the I-word, the House formally commits to opening an impeachment inquiry. Meanwhile, more witnesses confirm the Ukraine affair.

Much of the federal government is now shut down after Republicans and Democrats in the Senate failed to agree on a funding plan to keep the government open.

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury. Trump's arraignment hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday afternoon in a Manhattan criminal court.

Many of President Trump's nominal media allies are breaking with him over his backing of Israel, arguing it will lead to a wider war.

The bill to keep the government funded until March 23 goes to the Senate, which is expected to change it. Senate leaders say they are closer than ever to reaching a long-term budget deal.

Democrats are hammering Republicans over their efforts to eliminate insurance protections for pre-existing conditions. Republicans are telling seniors their Medicare coverage may be in danger.

The Senate found President Trump not guilty of the impeachment charges against him. "We went through hell, unfairly," he said in a statement at the White House.

The Senate majority leader has asked the attorney general to meet with the conference to discuss surveillance legislation. The president also may need convincing.

A day after Democrats rolled out a policing reform bill, Senate Republicans create a group to draft a plan. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asks Sen. Tim Scott to take the lead.

Former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon, who has declared war on the GOP establishment, took aim at the former president saying "there has not been a more destructive presidency."

The Senate found President Trump not guilty on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah voted to convict Trump on only the first article of impeachment.

In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are subtly turning the debate away from covering people who don't have health insurance toward the goal of reducing costs.

Even if the Republican from Maine can get her party to go along, her suggestions to bolster the individual insurance market may be too little, too late.

Some Republican candidates for president claim they have defunded Planned Parenthood in their states already. But the truth, others say, depends on how you define "defund."

McCarthy, who struck a compromise deal to avoid a debt default, faces criticism from members of his own conference and a potential threat that could oust him as speaker. He says his job is secure.

Congress returns Monday from the Memorial Day recess without any discernible progress in the Senate on health care legislation — and time is getting short.

Sources told AP that protocol was not followed in editing a transcript of a call the president had with Latino activists responding to comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a Trump rally.

Congressional leaders say they want to pass a budget deal that would avoid deep spending cuts for at least a year. But talks have stalled, and many blame the White House's acting chief of staff.

At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's government.

Oil prices have declined even though tensions have risen between the 2 oil producers. That would have been unthinkable years ago. An oil glut due largely to U.S. production changed the price equation.