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 ...

With only weeks left in the 2025 session, lawmakers are pushing different proposals behind the scenes to see if Mississippi ...

A political party that gets too comfortable eventually fades. Republicans in North Carolina have led one of the most ...

The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic ...

Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature signaled Friday that they plan to pass a new, two-year budget with or without ...

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...

The Senate minority leader finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.

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