The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...

Johnson is often thought of as the accidental speaker. And it’s true that he was pulled out of quasi-obscurity after the caucus took down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy just 17 months ago. At the time ...

The Senate passed a sixmonth spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...

Maryland Sens. Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks voted against the bill. Alsobrooks said in a statement ahead of the ...

Some of the most controversial bills of Kentucky's legislative session passed in the final hour before a veto period begins. Here are five takeaways.

The news comes one year after the Louisiana Legislature passed a bill giving the state more power over public defense.

In recent months, State Senator Robbie Morris, R-District 11, and Delegate Jonathan Kyle, R-District 66, told voters in Randolph County that they would work hard for the financially troubled school ...

The fate of the recently established foster care ombudsman office is unclear amid somewhat conflicting budget decisions, unclear budget committee rules, and a proposed policy bill that was rejected ...

While Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted for the spending measure to avoid a shutdown, it eliminates millions of ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...