Building on a recent Senate investigation, a proposal by Sen. Ron Wyden seeks to close oversight loopholes for facilities housing foster youths and children with mental health needs.

The House passed a bill to criminalize gender transition treatment for minors in a 216-211 vote, with some bipartisan support for the measure.

The bipartisan bill, approved by the Senate Banking Committee in a unanimous 24-0 vote in July and passed by the Senate in October, contained directions to increase the country’s housing inventory, encourage construction, boost affordability, and increase oversight and efficiency of federal regulators and housing programs.

The Senate moved quickly Wednesday afternoon to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington,

Brazil's Senate approved on Wednesday a bill to shorten the 27-year prison sentence of former President Jair Bolsonaro, although it is likely to face resistance from the Supreme Court and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

A bill allowing for firing squad executions for death penalty inmates was filed in the Indiana legislature for the 2026 session.

Lawmakers are considering a new way to reduce strain -- paying customers to use less electricity when demand peaks -- as Ohio braces for a tighter power grid driven by rapid data-center growth.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the new public transit funding bill Tuesday. The move should prevent fare hikes and service cuts. This should be comforting news for riders. The new bill provides enough funding, to avoid fare hikes or service cuts to the CTA, Metra and Pace.