Mitch McConnell suffers worrying fall onto hard floor while being questioned by reporters
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell was humiliated Sunday after he took a brutal fall in the Senate that was…
Trump administration live updates: Senate Democrats are ready to reject government funding bill
Senate Democrats are poised for the 10th time Thursday to reject a stopgap spending bill that would reopen…
The Supreme Court might net Republicans 19 congressional seats in one fell swoop.
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Pentagon to shift $8B in R&D funds to pay troops
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense plans to siphon $8 billion in leftover fiscal 2025 research and development…
Pentagon preparing to pull $8 billion from ‘unobligated’ R&D coffers to pay troops
WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense plans to siphon $8 billion in leftover fiscal 2025 research and development…
Live updates: Judge temporarily blocks sending Guard to Chicago
National Guard troops arrived Friday in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment…
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva still not sworn into Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect…
Senate passes $914B defense policy bill after resolving gridlock on amendments
WASHINGTON — The Senate finally passed its $913.9 billion version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill today,…
$1.8 trillion deficit revealed during ‘pointless and wasteful government shutdown,’ budget watchdog says
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), Washington, D.C.’s leading nonpartisan budget watchdog, has sharply criticized the…
Government shutdown reaches Day 9 with no end in sight: live updates
WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump met with his Cabinet on Thursday as the federal government shutdown dragged on…
US Government Shutdown: Missed Paychecks Add Pressure on Congress
More than a quarter million federal employees didn’t receive their scheduled paychecks this week as the US government…
Pamela Bondi stonewalls Democrats at DOJ oversight hearing
Attorney General Pamela Bondi repeatedly declined to answer questions from Democratic senators during a Senate oversight hearing Tuesday…