A Republican congressman who slandered Haitian immigrants in a social media post is facing a censure push from Democrats.

Horse racing groups are backing legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that they hope will replace the federal organization overseeing the sport for just a year.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is working furiously to build support for a Republican proposal that would raise the nation’s debt limit.

A Republican Congressman from Louisiana who has criticized mask mandates and public health restrictions says he and his wife and son are now sick with the coronavirus.

The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone along with Louisiana U.S. Representative Clay Higgins, and newly elected Louisiana State Senator Mark Abraham, speak with supporters at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, La., Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. (Rick Hickman/American Press via AP)BATON ROUGE, LA To win a second term in his Southern state, Democratic Gov. "It's a whole new game," said Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James, a black Democratic state lawmaker and close ally of Edwards. But while Trump may be galvanizing the GOP base, Edwards' supporters say they're seeing increased Democratic and minority voter enthusiasm, too, from the president's attention to the Louisiana governor's race. But many of his Democratic supporters don't follow the same approach.