Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday.

The Northern Ireland Secretary, who will open the debate in the Commons, says he is confident the bill will pass.

The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia of California, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.

The flight disruptions during the record government shutdown that ended last week inspired a rare act of bipartisanship in Washington on Tuesday, when congressional representatives from both parties introduced legislation that would allow air traffic controllers to get paid during future shutdowns.

Roughly 350,000 people would be able to keep their overpayments from the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency if the law passes.

A Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would standardize kindergarten cutoff dates – with an amendment that would correct a scoring error on state biology tests for high school students.

A bill being considered by a small group of senators in South Carolina could allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison.

Bill Belichick sparked controversy by seemingly snubbing Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert after North Carolina's 28-12 loss, offering only "congratulations" when asked.