Speaker Mike Johnson is hiking pressure on Senate Democrats by keeping the House out of session for a sixth straight week. The ongoing government shutdown is the second-longest in history and less ...

Now in its 40th day, the U.S. government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history. The Senate will convene in a rare Sunday session but it's not yet clear if they'll vote on anything. Republican and ...

Senators convened for a Saturday session on the 39th day of the record-breaking government shutdown. Senate Majority Leader John Thune spoke as both sides still appeared far apart. Mike Vrabel set ...

When those storms came through in 2024, I think it was pretty obvious for many of us, if not all of us, that we’ve got some ...

SANTA FE — New Mexico lawmakers wrapped up a two-day special session on Thursday that revealed islands of bipartisanship amid a sea of political turmoil — and an acknowledgement that more hard choices ...

Nov. 8 (UPI) --The federal government will extend its record-long close to 40 days after the Senate adjourned with no vote held on a possible budget deal on Saturday. A small number of centrist ...

Democratic lawmakers have a super-minority in the Florida Capitol, meaning they have a lot less power than Republicans. But, ...

A government shutdown is underway, and NV Senator Catherine Cortez Masto voted with Republicans to avoid it. David Damore, Executive Director of The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West, ...

With the 2026 legislative session starting in just a few days, I’ve been making the most of my time with my family before ...