Whether “willfully” in 2 U.S.C. § 192 – which states that anyone who is “summoned … by the authority of either House of Congress” and “willfully makes default” on the subpoena has committed a crime – requires the government to prove the defendant knew his conduct was unlawful;

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.

The United States Senate voted 60–40 late Monday night to approve a short-term funding bill aimed at ending the longest federal government shutdown in U.S.

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved bipartisan legislation to end the record-long government shutdown as House Speaker Mike Johnson called representatives to return.

Government funding bill includes provision that would create pathway for senators to sue the government if their phone records are investigated without their notice.

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers have not been paid for at least six weeks during the shutdown. So, why is Congress still getting paid?

Legislators from Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina shared their thoughts on the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history after casting their votes.

By the President of the United States of America A For two and a half centuries, the United States Marine Corps has stood as a living force