Get live updates from Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shut down.

As the shutdown stalemate continues in the US, President Donald Trump signed a framework with Japan during his Asia diplomacy tour on securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths. Follow f ...

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The Senate attempted to pass a short-term funding bill for the 13th time on Tuesday, and for the 13th time it failed, with ...

WASHINGTON - Paul Ingrassia withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel on Tuesday night after facing ...

COTTON BLOCKS DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL — Sen. Tom Cotton blocked an effort on the Senate floor Tuesday to make daylight saving ...

The normally mild-mannered Midwesterner shouted a deluge of criticism on the floor against Democrats for seeking to pass standalone SNAP funding.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Friday accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) of being “checked out” in the search for a resolution to end the government shutdown. Thune ...

JD Vance is heading to Capitol Hill Tuesday for lunch with Senate Republicans. The White House says the vice president is ...

Fractures atop the Republican Party are further complicating negotiations to end the government shutdown. President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have ...

The president of a prominent Republican-aligned think tank defended conservative media personality Tucker Carlson after he ...

Jeanne DeRosa is a middle school math teacher in Natick who moonlights as a stand-up comedian. Her comedic persona, "MAD Barbie," focuses on her life as a middle-aged, divorced woman. DeRosa began her ...