MANILA, Philippines — Congress convenes in a special session today at 9 a.m. after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation 1318 calling lawmakers back to act on priority bills and key ...

Congress convenes in special session on Wednesday following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s call for lawmakers to tackle priority legislation and act on pending appointments requiring confirmation by ...

The ceremonial session included a bipartisan group who marked the nation's 250th birthday in the city where everything began.

Two days before the American revolutionaries signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Second Continental Congress ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Senate convenes for a special session on Wednesday, June 17, to take up pending measures. The special session comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, June 15, ...

President Donald Trump was furious about a Senate vote to rein him in on Iran, a source said. Tensions remain high after his sudden refusal to sign a landmark housing bill.

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President Trump threatened to scrap a just-finalized trade deal with the European Union on Friday, saying that any country ...

Surveillance Law: President Trump pressed on Wednesday for the renewal of a powerful warrantless surveillance law that is set to expire on Friday. Lawmakers in both parties have pushed back over his ...

In the Supreme Court term that began in October 2025, the justices delivered major decisions in cases ranging from voting rights to citizenship to presidential power. The Conversation’s Politics and ...

The Supreme Court ruled that all children born in the United States are citizens, rejecting Trump's attempt to redefine ...

Under the 14-point deal seeking to end U.S.-Iran war, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and Washington would lift sanctions on Tehran.