Congratulations, 113th Congress, you were not the least productive in history. But it was close. Despite a sluggish pace for most of the last two years, a flurry of legislative activity during the ...

Well, it turns out the recently concluded 113th Congress wasn’t the least productive Congress in modern history. It was the second-least productive Congress. Thanks to a rush of activity in its final ...

Melissa Quinn previously worked for The Daily Signal as a senior news reporter. The 113th Congress earned the nickname of the “do-nothing Congress.” But how does the most recent crop of lawmakers on ...

The 113th Congress narrowly avoided becoming the least productive in American history. It beat the 112th Congress, current record-holder for fewest bills passed into law, by a slim margin of 296 to ...

Reporting from Washington — The 113th Congress will just have to settle for being bad instead of the worst – at least as far as productivity is concerned. President Obama signed a whopping 51 bills ...

WASHINGTON – With the “fiscal cliff” averted despite the failure to solve key budget issues, the 112th Congress will close out its widely criticized term and the 113th Congress will be sworn in ...

Say this about the 113th Congress: It’s managed to live down to low expectations. With only a lame-duck, post-Election Day mop-up session left before a new Congress takes office in January, the 113th ...

New lawmakers are arriving on Capitol Hill, but the 113th Congress won't be starting with a clean slate. Judy Woodruff reports on unfinished business and challenges ahead for Congress and House ...

When the 113th Congress convenes for the first time on Thursday, the House of Representatives will have several fresh faces among their ranks. The 2012 election was a particularly strong year for ...

Who, exactly, is in Congress? While you might know your representatives, you might be interested to know that the Senate has three "farmers and ranchers" (one more than the last congress). The House ...

As the new members of the 113th Congress are sworn in - a quick look at the incoming Congress by the numbers. As the new members of the 113th Congress are sworn in—a quick look at the incoming ...

43%25 of House members have served for less than three years Inexperienced lawmakers has proven a challenge for House GOP leaders Junior lawmakers now hold positions it once took years to reach ...