Author: Candy Woodall, USA TODAY

Sen. Mitch McConnell, one of the top Republicans in Congress, was released from the hospital Monday after sustaining injuries in a fall last week.

Rep. George Santos’ former roommate told authorities the New York Republican orchestrated an ATM scam and credit card fraud scheme, a report said.

Senator John Fetterman is still in the hospital for depression, a mental illness that impacts half the country, including its political leaders.

Fentanyl poisoning, an increasingly deadly phase of the opioid crisis, prompts House hearing, as Congress tries to curb overdose deaths.

The U.S. could run out of borrowing power this summer, the Congressional Budget Office said of the nation’s debt limit. Social Security is at risk.

The Pennsylvania Democrat was hospitalized after feeling lightheaded Wednesday. His office said initial tests showed no signs of a new stroke.

Sen. Mitt Romney told Rep. George Santos he doesn’t belong in Congress before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night.

GOP Speaker Kevin McCarthy has shifted from defending Republican George Santos to saying he has “new questions” about the freshman House lawmaker.

Republican George Santos, amid calls to step down from Congress, resigned from two House committees a day after meeting with Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

It took multiple concessions for McCarthy to become speaker. One promised rule would allow a single lawmaker to call a vote to remove him.