The man the Observer spoke to is worried about his mother, who is still trapped in Afghanistan. She has long been his ...

These bills have been under the radar at the NC General Assembly — for now. What they are and their chances of becoming law.

The hearing falls on a busy day in Washington as Congress has until midnight to pass a spending bill to avoid a government ...

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump’s spending cuts ...

Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if Trump really had a mandate.

If you were told that renewable energy is to blame for soaring electric bills this winter, you’ve been lied to.

While this was the first State of the State address for Tex Fischer, R-Boardman, and David Thomas, R-Jefferson, as Ohio House ...

The State of Washington now has the chance to save money and right a wrong at the same time. Our retired teachers are part of the State’s Teacher Retirement System, which has passed along a few meager ...

Chuck Schumer has given Senate Democrats an out — drastically lowering the chances of a government shutdown Saturday.

The decision to allow the spending bill to move forward is likely to draw backlash from liberal lawmakers and party activists ...

After sitting in limbo for nine days, the West Virginia House of Delegates took up the state Senate’s changes to a bill ...