U.S. Congress

A conservative who has served in the Senate since 2021, Ms. Lummis attributed the decision to the “difficult, exhausting session” this fall on Capitol Hill.

By Catie Edmondson

The G.O.P. congresswoman who ran as a moderate but became an “ultra MAGA” Trump acolyte ultimately found herself undermined by the president and politically adrift.

By Annie Karni

Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.

By Nicholas Fandos

The immigration agency had barred elected officials from the holding facilities. A federal judge this week said they must be given access.

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Olivia Bensimon

They will be eligible for a one-time payment as well as college tuition for their children. The effort is part of a legislative push to address the dangers of working in toxic smoke.

By Hannah Dreier

The top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, Representative Robert Garcia has brought aggressive tactics and reality-show flair to investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to President Trump.

By Michael Gold

The inability to find a credible counter to the Affordable Care Act has long bedeviled Republicans and cost them at the polls. It’s threatening to do so again next year.

By Carl Hulse

Lawmakers in the House and the Senate asked a government watchdog to determine if Howard Lutnick is following ethics guidelines in promoting data centers that benefit his family’s businesses.

By Michael Rothfeld and Ana Swanson

El Comando Sur dijo que el ataque tuvo como objetivo una lancha que navegaba por una “conocida ruta del narcotráfico” y que en ella habían muerto cuatro hombres “narcoterroristas”.

By Adam Sella

Millions of Americans are confronting the highest health insurance costs in years.

By Rachel Abrams, Margot Sanger-Katz, Anna Foley, Olivia Natt, Stella Tan, Diana Nguyen, Rob Szypko, Diane Wong, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Alyssa Moxley