Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican leaders Monday demanding a “Big Four” leadership meeting this week to ...

The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of ...

Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $488 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the ...

Senate advances spending package despite Republican concerns over increased funding levels as lawmakers race to prevent ...

Growing Democratic rancor in the U.S. Congress over President Donald Trump's tactics on the federal budget is threatening the ...

Congress got off to a late start on the funding process. Republicans prioritized Trump’s tax and spending cut bill. Most ...

Her lawyers say Nicole Mitchell will resign her Senate post by Aug. 4, and will use the time to complete legislative tasks before she departs.

Kansas state Senate President Ty Masterson has joined the field of Republicans hoping to wrest the governorship from Democratic control.