Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown
A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...
Democrats Implore Schumer to Reverse Course as Vote on Funding Bill Nears
The party’s Senate leader said the GOP measure is better than enduring a shutdown, ahead of this weekend’s deadline.
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Ex-GOP congressman to Democrats: Trump, MAGA are laughing at you
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending ...
More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s ...
Alan Simpson, an outspoken Wyoming Republican who carved a moderate path in the US Senate, dies
Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a ...
What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education ...
DOGE Could Gut a Piece of Trump Family History
In the heart of Seattle, a national park memorializes the grit of the Klondike gold rush, where the president’s grandfather ...
Oregon lawmakers pledged to fix a lottery scheme. Part of their solution? Keep winners’ names secret
Lawmakers in the Oregon House have craftily proposed making the names of all lottery prize winners in Oregon anonymous, ...
Trump will visit the Justice Department, months after his criminal prosecutions were dismissed
President Donald Trump is set to visit the Justice Department to rally support for his administration’s tough-on-crime agenda ...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to avoiding a government shutdown tonight
Senate Democrats are torn on what they should do to avoid a gornment shutdown as the deadline for the funding bill approaches.
Senate Democrat: This is ‘best time’ to take on ‘tyrant’ Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the “best time” for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his ...