Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s first weekend session since the beginning of the shutdown yielded few signs of…
Senate rejects limits on Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans voted to reject legislation Thursday that would have put a check on President…
Trump faces rare GOP pushback on scrapping the filibuster
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in Congress have spent most of the year acquiescing to President Donald Trump’s demands…
The Regulatory Standards Bill is back in parliament – here’s what you need to know
The controversial bill is back before parliament this week, with a few changes, as David Seymour endeavours to…
SNAP uncertainty deepens as shutdown fight reaches a crisis point
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to…
Trump wants to end the filibuster during the shutdown. What is it?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats’ unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill,…
Waitangi Tribunal calls for extension to citizenship rights for Māori, rules legislation breaches Te Tiriti o Waitangi
“We would like to think that we’re living in a really different Aotearoa now, and that it’s really…
Democrats force Senate vote to block Trump’s tariffs on Brazil
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a resolution Tuesday evening that would nullify President Donald Trump’s tariffs on…
ACT ‘beginning to see change’ two years on from the introduction of drug decriminalisation laws
Tuesday marks two years since the ACT became the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of illicit…
Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government…
Senate Republicans head to White House during shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White…
Supreme Court voting rights arguments alarm civil rights groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the faces of American politics have grown more diverse by nearly every measure,…