Ms Shaheen is the third Democratic senator in a competitive state to announce that she would retire after the midterms. Gary Peters of Michigan and Tina Smith of Minnesota have done the same. Those ...

This week the House passed legislation to fund the government through September 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appeared to announce Wednesday that a partial government shutdown will begin on Friday ...

Bills filed by Democrats would make legislative records public again and prevent quick rollouts of massive budget bills.

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

She accelerated efforts to clear a homeless encampment in the city after Trump called it “unsightly.” And she removed from city government websites references to the district as a “sanctuary city” for ...

Legislators fielded questions on everything from budget shortfalls and education funding to fraud prevention, health care and ...

For four years while President Joe Biden was in office, Texas lawmakers passed a variety of state laws aimed at curbing ...

State lawmakers are working to update Georgia law, worried the department's demise could affect licensing of police officers and others.

Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...

Instead of more infighting on federal spending, House Republicans opted for party unity to pass legislation to fund federal agencies through September. It was the first time since Republicans won back ...

Republicans would rather let an unchecked billionaire and the president seize taxpayer funds intended for families and ...