Republicans may not have the votes to keep the government open ahead of a Friday shutdown deadline, despite the fact that ...

As Congress weighs budget cuts, advocates work to convince Republicans not to eliminate federal clean energy programs.

Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major ...

We have now completed our first legislative funnel week. With some exceptions, like Ways and Means, a bill must be passed by ...

Iowa lawmakers introduced more than 2,000 bills this legislative session, but only a few hundred made it past the latest ...

After fierce — and expensive — political battles last year about abortion rights and recreational marijuana, Florida ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said a government shutdown could happen if Congress fails to pass a temporary funding bill but ...

Still, Republican leaders face a tricky math situation. Any spending legislation will require 217 votes to pass if all members are present and voting. That means Republicans, with 218 members in their ...

Senate Bill 4, spearheaded by state Sen. Kristen Thompson, would ban food dyes like Red 40 and additives like aspartame, a key ingredient for many diet sodas. The bill is similar to other states that ...

OLYMPIA – Democrats in the Washington state House on Saturday approved an overhaul of the state’s system for buying guns.

Washington, D.C., snuck its horrible reparations bill past Republicans in Congress by calling it something else. That won't ...