Backers of the Genius Act, a potentially landmark bill that could help "stablecoins" go mainstream, say it would greatly speed electronic payments.

Federal and Maryland leaders are taking a big step to protect student-athletes across the country from heat-related death and ...

During his first term, Donald Trump sought to slash hundreds of millions of dollars from federal programs to prevent teenage pregnancy, despite overwhelming evidence of their effectiveness ...

The Jordan McNair Student Athlete Heat Fatality Prevention Act requires colleges and high schools to adopt emergency heat ...

Maryland federal lawmakers have introduced a bill to require school athletic programs to implement heat illness emergency ...

A new bill introduced in Congress this week honors the life of 19-year-old Jordan McNair, a University of Maryland football ...

Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Rep. Yvette Clarke and Senator Angela Alsobrooks are among the Black women lawmakers leading a four-bill push for research, early detection and culturally competent care.

The retirement of longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin has set up a competitive primary for U.S. Senate in Illinois. The ...

The Senate voted 51 to 48 to claw back about $9 billion in federal funding that lawmakers had approved for foreign aid and ...