The U.S. Senate is meeting Thursday to vote at 11:45 a.m. on various bills, though the House-passed bill to reopen the ...

Senators are leaving the nation’s capital without passing a bill to reopen the government, leaving funding for the ...

The federal government remains closed Thursday as tensions flared on Capitol Hill ahead of the Senate reconvening. Here's the ...

Don’t look for Wisconsin lawmakers to do something about the possible end of food stamp benefits in the state. Food stamp, ...

President Donald Trump is calling for Republicans to eradicate the filibuster as the government shutdown drags on for nearly ...

State Representative Julie Emerson of Lafayette is chair of the powerful Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee.

AJC poll on U.S. Senate race in Georgia shows likely Democratic voters give Jon Ossoff high marks; U.S. Rep. Mike Collins leads Republicans, over Gov. Brian Kemp's pick.

Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision not to run has contributed to one of the few uncertain primaries Senate Republicans face ahead of ...

While the election is still more than a year away, there are already political ads running in Maine’s hotly contested U.S.

The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950 ), ...