Senate leaders scramble to avert partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government…
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security…
Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday…
Democrats vow to oppose homeland security money, increasing shutdown chance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security…
House moves to finish government funding bills as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House will look to pass this year’s final tranche of spending bills on Thursday,…
How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused
Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year’s final months.…
Improper commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants put federal funding at risk in states
New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid…
House GOP works to find health care plan as party remains split
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate failed to get anywhere on the health care issue this week. Now it’s…
Senate poised to reject extension of health care subsidies as costs rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is poised on Thursday to reject legislation to extend Affordable Care Act tax…
Mike Johnson asks Republicans to keep concerns private
Washington (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is imploring his fellow Republicans to stop venting their frustrations in…
Republican Matt Van Epps is quickly sworn in as the newest House member
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee was sworn Thursday as the newest House member, two…
Greek farmers block border crossing routes in dispute over delayed EU subsidies
THESSALONIKI, Greece — Farmers in northern Greece disrupted traffic at border crossings on Wednesday in an escalating protest…