The ongoing government shutdown is set to affect millions of Americans as SNAP benefits expire and health care premiums rise, ...

President Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR ...

One-third of likely Democratic primary voters say supporting Israel is in the U.S. national interest. That's down from 54% two years ago.

Shutdowns are terrible,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) admitted several times in an October television interview ...

Controversy has swirled around an invitation from the Trump administration to join an academic compact as some see an attack and others opportunity.

Democrats shut down the federal government to force Republicans to negotiate an extension for Obamacare premium subsidies.

SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois ...

Trump called for Senate Republicans to end the shutdown by using the so-called "nuclear option" to eliminate the legislative ...

The The Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA) Act comes as the RTA faced a budget gap of more than $200 million. State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without ...

House Republicans are growing anxious about how they will make up for lost time after Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move to keep the House out of session for more than a month during the ...