US House and Senate

During the Republican National Convention, there was talk of turning over some Federal lands to state control. One bill pending in Congress is proposing…

A Boise, Idaho woman, whose pastor husband has been in an Iranian prison since 2012 will tell their story to a key US House committee Tuesday.…

Northwest congressional lawmakers of both parties have finally been able to gain a budgetary foothold on three issues they've been struggling to fund for…

After the political dust settled from last year's largely grid-locked Congress, budget writers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington had to deal with sizable…

Western state elected officials woke up to dismaying news Wednesday morning. A federal program they've relied on for more than a decade to bolster local…

Washington's Democratic lawmakers are beginning to fidget about cherished tax breaks and federal subsidies for counties and schools. They're pushing to do…

An Oregon Democratic congressman plans to invoke the legacy of Republican icon Ronald Reagan - something almost unheard of in Democratic political…

Washington’s top-two primary system has given 4th district voters the choice between two Republican farmers in the upcoming congressional elections. Both…

The Spokane County Democrats are asking the US House Ethics Committee to move forward on an investigation of alleged ethics violations by Congresswoman…

The primary election results for U-S Congress in eastern Washington were fairly predictable, with GOP incumbent Cathy McMorris Rodgers winning 52 percent…