Trump administration briefed Republicans on Wednesday about US military strikes on suspected drug boats without telling ...

Hakeem Jeffries said he and Mike Johnson talked about the shutdown this week, but each leader characterized the other as ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia is prepared to spend up to an additional $13 million supporting the state’s two largest food banks ...

With the Illinois General Assembly Special Session scheduled to end Thursday, Illinois House Democrats are proposing a ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped ...

Stephanie Sifrit is on a mission to persuade the Florida Legislature to require nursing homes and assisted-living facilities ...

Vermont state Sen. Larry Hart (R-Orange) submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Phil Scott's office on Tuesday, according ...

Almost two dozen states have filed a lawsuit arguing that President Donald Trump’s administration has the money to continue ...

Lawmakers face building pressure to end the partial government shutdown ahead of critical deadlines for food stamps and health care.

News and notes from D.C. as the government shutdown enters a fifth week: a potential way out, the Trump power void, Thune’s ...

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the sole Republican to sign on to the amicus brief, which argues that the International ...