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The House of Representatives narrowly rejected a bipartisan aviation safety bill that was spurred by the deadly midair collision near Washington, D.C., after the Pentagon abruptly withdrew support.

House Armed Services Committee Republicans are blasting President Obama over the release of Guantanamo Bay detainees in a deal that also freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

San Bernardino County, Calif., is creating a commuter train that reaches the small city of Redlands. While good for the environment, some residents worry it will undo the city's slow growth measures.

Despite more attention and money to reduce homelessness, the numbers in many U.S. cities keep going up. Experts say a key reason is the persistent lack of affordable housing.

Senators announced a compromise between House and Senate negotiators on the economic stimulus package. Some House Democrats are upset that money for states and schools had been removed from the measure, but backed the deal.

The House is expected to vote Wednesday on a Republican leadership plan to put off the debt ceiling fight for three months. This marks a new strategy for House Republicans who until recently had pledged not to raise the debt ceiling unless it was matched with an equal amount of spending cuts.

Democrats want it to solely investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection by pro-Trump supporters, and Republicans want to expand its scope to include leftist political violence.

A House bill that would effectively ban the slaughter of horses to be used for meat is receiving mixed reactions. Even some people who are horse lovers support slaughter because they believe it's a humane way to dispose of excess horses.

The Obama administration is talking about getting back those big bonuses paid to executives at the AIG insurance company. But Congress is already taking action. The House passed a measure that would impose a 90 percent surtax on those bonuses. The bill clearly targets AIG, but the measure could affect other companies as well.

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care now, safeguarded 24 hours a day.