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So it’s no surprise that there was a lot of bipartisan support in Congress for abolishing the taxation of tips. Still, it was a surprise that it passed the Senate unanimously this week ...

More than three dozen lawmakers and their spouses have traded stocks in travel companies — even as they oversee and regulate them. Members of Congress help shape the future of the travel ...

Trump warns Walmart to 'eat the tariffs' instead of raising prices The Rapid Rise of ‘Illegal’ Running Shoes Officials across US government scramble to implement Trump’s surprise Syria ...

The Trump Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, is weighing a move that could end the Public Integrity Section’s power to oversee indictments of members of Congress, potentially ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Select members of the FIFA Congress walked out of their annual meeting on Thursday in a rebuke of president Gianni Infantino, who forced the meeting to start several hours late as he was traveling ...

On Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m., the organization will host its 115th May Day Parade—a cherished St. Louis tradition and one of the largest African American parades in the country. Thousands are ...

Ted Cruz, who was criticized for seeming to doze off during President Joe Biden’s address to Congress in April 2021. Cruz deflected at the time by claiming that Biden’s speech was both ...

The past week has been witness to the rarest of rare Trump-era occurrences: Congress has been standing up for itself a little. It hasn’t happened over any of the numerous brazen abuses of the ...

But even though it’s Congress’ job to pass a budget and set tax policy, most media outlets have been content to frame key elements of the legislation as being driven not by Congress but by the ...

The surprise firing of the head of the Library of Congress and efforts to install Trump loyalists at the iconic institution have stirred bipartisan pushback on Capitol Hill. By Maya C. Miller and ...