Jill Zuckman

The House overwhelmingly passed historic legislation Wednesday to give federal law-enforcement officials broad and controversial new powers to track down suspected terrorists by monitoring their communications by telephone, voice mail...

House and Senate offices will stay closed while specialists continue testing for signs of anthrax contamination, and temporary quarters for lawmakers and their staff are being set up elsewhere around...

The House of Representatives shut down Wednesday, and Congress closed six buildings where members have offices after more than 30 congressional workers tested positive for exposure to the deadly anthrax...

A letter tainted with anthrax was discovered Monday in the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, and officials confirmed two more cases of the disease, one in the 7-month-old...