A Kansas House committee is considering a bill that would create a 17-member blue-ribbon commission to study operations and ...

A group backed by Elon Musk is running ads targeting Republican lawmakers in several states over their support of a federal ...

Senate Democrats are considering a plan that would pave the way for a GOP bill to keep the government funded for six months ...

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska Legislature’s Revenue Committee is set to discuss a possible new tax on food in the state. Currently only certain foods, like hot food or food from vending ...

In a sneaky legislative maneuver tied into the effort to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown, House Republicans successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on ...

Democrats have criticized Republicans for their hesitation to pass government funding legislation, while their own party is currently on the brink of allowing a federal shutdown.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker's proposed budget would give Philadelphia's street safety advocates two major victories.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took up consideration of a measure in 2022 to shift to a watered-down “talking ...