Shutdown Day 13: No progress, but Senate ready to return

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday slammed as "a boondoggle" the expiring Obamacare premium tax breaks, ...

Kennedy likens Senate dysfunction to 'game room in a mental hospital' as shutdown hits third week

Republican lawmakers Sen. John Kennedy and Rep. Steve Scalise blame Chuck Schumer and Democrats for prolonging the government ...

Back from recess, Senate turns to defense while House looks to get back to business

The House and Senate are back from the August recess Tuesday with no shortage of work to do this week, let alone the month of September.

Senate Democrats cautious with shutdown demands as Jeffries faces House backlash

Democratic leadership in the Senate is avoiding the backlash facing House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) over his ...

Tense confrontation between House speaker, Senate Dems caught on camera over shutdown

Heated exchange erupts between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Ruben Gallego over the government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein file accusations.
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2 bills aimed at property tax relief passed in the Ohio House. Here's what's next for them

As Ohio homeowners clamor for property tax relief, two bills aimed at delivering just that are gaining momentum in the state general assembly.

With Medicaid cuts looming, NC Senate passes bill. Will the House back it?

Stein in a letter last week urged House and Senate lawmakers to pass a budget — which was supposed to be enacted at the end of June — but said that in the absence of a comprehensive plan, funding for ...

Beyond the fight for U.S. House, here’s what at stake in the Senate

Why all the focus on the partisan battle for the U.S. House? There are two branches of Congress, but odds are tougher for a ...