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Chad Pergram covers Congress for FOX News. He's earned an Edward R. Murrow Award and the Joan S. Barone Award for his reporting on Capitol Hill.

Look for Democratic Congressional leaders to load everything including the proverbial kitchen sink into a final defense spending bill to finish out the legislative year.

The holiday spirit seems to have avoided Capitol Hill this year.

Sunday sessions in the Senate could have many on Capitol Hill thinking they've been cast in the cult movie classic "Office Space."

What happens when reality TV wannabes decline an opportunity to appear on the world's largest reality TV soundstage? They get subpoenaed.

The United States is now fighting in Afghanistan. But also, in Vietnam.

The "celebritization" of Washington could interfere with the truly serious nature of work done in Washington.

Professional athletes aren't the only ones who bear nicknames.

Relations between the press and politicos can sometimes be dicey at best.

Congressional Democratic leaders are struggling to put the abortion genie back in the bottle on the health care reform bill.

Congressional bipartisanship appears to have lasted precisely 25 seconds when it comes to an inquiry about what happened earlier this month at Fort Hood.

The federal judge who sentenced former Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) to 13 years in prison is concerned about the scourge of corruption on Capitol Hill.

It's clear that after last week's health care reform bill that one party compromised on a key point. And one party did not.

The health care reform bill appears to be on a collision course with the weekend in the House of Representatives.

If lawmakers don't get everything they want in a piece of legislation, all they have to do is stomp their feet and look forward to the "manager's amendment."

Some Halloween tales from political Washington from Congressional Cemetery and the U.S. Capitol.

Chad Pergram describes the role of the whip in passing major pieces of legislation.

Chad Pergram explains how a spat over a California water bill has derailed efforts to honor the UC Irvine men's volleyball team.

Chad Pergram explores how the role of the "floor watchdog" is evolving in the House of Representatives.