For over 40 days, the government was without funding, forcing federal employees to miss two paychecks. The shutdown was the result of a holdout from Democratic senators who could not agree to vote on ...

The second Trump administration has been doing a right-wing authoritarian speedrun. The welfare state has been slashed and ...

WASHINGTON >> Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week House Amended appropriations bill The House on Nov. 12 voted 222-209 to pass the Senate ...

The bipartisan group of senators said the federal LIHEAP funding is a crucial lifeline that keeps vulnerable citizens safe and warm during winter by helping low-income households and seniors on fixed ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson told “Mornings with Maria” host Maria Bartiromo Friday he has not promised to bring up legislation ...

President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for ...

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history came to an end Wednesday evening after 43 days, when President Donald ...

Rep. Tom Tiffany, a Republican candidate for governor, raced from Milwaukee to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on ...

Three candidates vying for Durbin's seat had strong words, including Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who directly criticized the ...

Democrats have been pushing back on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after eight party members voted in favor of ...

MSNBC host Jen Psaki ripped into Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York on Tuesday over Democratic defections that enabled ...

For many of the Democrats who eventually supported the Republican spending bill, the shutdown strategy was one they were ...