President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates.

The past week provides a preview of what spending battles could be like in a closely divided Congress and with warring GOP ...

School board members may tweak the proposed rules next month. A near-identical policy passed in an Ohio school district near Columbus last December.

Almost a decade after he left his reality TV role, Trump’s television career remains central to his biography and political ...

President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a funding bill to avert a looming government shutdown, following a last-minute effort ...

Congress managed to pass a short-term spending bill through both chambers after going through three different versions of it.

Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.

At the local level, things seem a little more sane. Missouri Democratic state Rep. Anthony Ealy proposes that to attend a ...

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson announced Wednesday morning her bid for re-election to the citywide Position 9 ...

A new law prohibits local governments from mandating voter identification, but Huntington Beach is fighting back.

Why did the Biden Administration's major climate wins fail to translate into a positive campaign talking point? It might be ...

Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity and inaction ...