While the Senate buzzes with normal activity, the House remains eerily silent as the shutdown drags on

House Speaker Mike Johnson has kept the House out of session since Sept. 19, and the unfinished work is piling up as the ...

State Capitol all clear after possible bomb threat near building

ATLANTA — The State Capitol is all clear after a possible bomb threat near the building early Tuesday morning. Atlanta Police ...

Where candidates for Lansing mayor, council stand on development, downtown and elsewhere

We asked Lansing candidates on the Nov. 4 ballot where they stand on downtown development and where else in the city needs ...

Trump’s Ballroom Defenders Have Adopted the “Abundance” Argument

Republican Sen. David McCormick defended Donald Trump’s latest controversial moves in a rare interview, including the ...

GOP, Democrats face rising pressure on multiple fronts to end shutdown

Pressure is building on Democratic and Republican leaders to end the 28-day shutdown after the nation’s largest federal ...

Pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown, but a quick breakthrough appears unlikely

The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is taking on new urgency this week. Millions of Americans ...
News-Gazette

Capitol News Illinois | State rep., comptroller candidate’s ICE disclosures draw threats from DOJ

As state officials continue seeking ways to counter aggressive immigration enforcement activity under President Donald ...

Arizona political giant Alfredo Gutierrez remembered at celebration of life

He lit the fire under a lot of folks until his last days," said longtime community activist Lydia Guzman shortly after ...

A look inside The Octagon, one of Washington D.C.'s oldest – and most haunted – homes

The Octagon is an approximately 10,000 square foot home designed by William Thornton, who served as the first architect of ...
billswire.usatoday

Milwaukee state lawmaker Ortiz-Velez loses Capitol access during investigation

MADISON – A state lawmaker's access to the Capitol has been restricted amid growing tensions with her fellow Democrats and a comment investigated as a potential credible threat. Rep. Sylvia ...