The Senate voted for the 12th time on Wednesday to reopen the government. The vote failed once again, meaning the government ...

Senate GOP leaders are again shaking up their strategy as they look for more ways to pressure Democrats to end a three-week stalemate over government funding — this time, with a vote that would keep ...

And senators are getting restless. There’s little hope of movement anytime soon, with President Donald Trump leaving Washington Friday for a trip to Asia for at least several days. But after weeks of ...

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the ...

Democrats criticized the visit, alleging it was related to the gerrymandering of the state. A Republican official said it ...

Speaking at a town hall following days of negative revelations about his online posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery, Graham Platner was defiant.

When Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., was asked for his reaction to the story, he answered by deflecting to the recent revelation ...

The government shutdown entered day 23 Thursday after the Senate failed to pass a short-term funding bill again.

Republican lawmakers hope a plan to push back Louisiana's April primary elections will eventually give them a chance to draw ...

Democrats in rural Kentucky have left the party in droves. But I'm a Democrat who offers solutions, not just problems, and I ...

Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald Trump's presidency amid the government shutdown and push for Republicans to negotiate with ...

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