A House panel is taking steps to remove racist statues from the U.S. Capitol. The move is tucked into the House Appropriations Committee legislative branch funding bill for next year.

South Carolina lawmakers could get a step closer to banning all abortions in the state.

Congressional lawmakers are holding an inquiry into the Trump administration's decision to stop considering requests from immigrants seeking to defer deportation for medical treatment and other hardships.

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Council Member Mervin Wright Jr. of Nixon will serve on the 33-member Local Government Advisory Committee.  

Heller argued that Yucca Mountain is not a viable solution for nuclear-waste storage in a written statement.

A House subcommittee has approved legislation designed to allow automakers to increase the testing of self-driving cars on U.S. roads. Lawmakers say self-driving cars are the future and federal law needs updating to ensure they're developed and deployed in the United States.

A Senate subcommittee has advanced legislation without including funding for Yucca Mountain.

Former acting attorney general Sally Yates is scheduled to appear at a congressional hearing next month on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.