Democrats say they want to remember history, but not honor Confederates. Their bill also calls for removing a bust of Justice Taney, author of landmark case barring citizenship for an enslaved man.

Massachusetts is at a "significant disadvantage" when all its delegates to Congress are Democrats, O'Connor says.

New divisions between the Senate GOP majority and the White House posed fresh challenges.

As Congress returns from its recess, the sticking points in another pandemic relief package include unemployment benefits. Plus, here are five more things to watch this week.

Congress will vote next week on the annual defense bill. After failing to pass police reform, some lawmakers see a chance to revive the debate about discrimination, but a presidential veto looms.

Trahan has argued all along that the $300,000 in loans were from accounts that she and her husband shared as joint property.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., had demanded proof that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who retired last week, was included on a list of more than 1,000 officers submitted to the White House for promotion.

The defense secretary and the chairman of the joint chiefs responded to careful prompts from Republicans on Thursday aimed at defending the Trump administration on the Russian bounty allegations.

The meeting comes as President Donald Trump, who says he wasn't briefed on the information because it wasn't verified, is under increasing pressure to provide answers about the U.S. response to Russia or the lack of one.

The Paycheck Protection Program, part of the $3 trillion pandemic response package passed by Congress in March, has been extended to Aug. 8.