Whether “willfully” in 2 U.S.C. § 192 – which states that anyone who is “summoned … by the authority of either House of Congress” and “willfully makes default” on the subpoena has committed a crime – requires the government to prove the defendant knew his conduct was unlawful;

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved bipartisan legislation to end the record-long government shutdown as House Speaker Mike Johnson called representatives to return.

Roughly 1.4 million federal workers have not been paid for at least six weeks during the shutdown. So, why is Congress still getting paid?

Legislators from Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina shared their thoughts on the end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history after casting their votes.

By the President of the United States of America A For two and a half centuries, the United States Marine Corps has stood as a living force

More than 7,900 flights have been canceled across the United States since the FAA began restricting flight capacity at 40 major airports on Friday due to the ongoing government shutdown. FlightAware data shows 1,025 cancellations on Friday and 1,566 on Saturday for flights “within, into, or out of the United States.”

Ahmed Al-Sharaa fought US troops as a member of Al Qaeda in Iraq and then founded its Nusra Front affiliate in Syria in 2012.