The U.S. Senate passed a bill late Friday that would restore D.C.’s spending authority for the current fiscal year, ...

Melinda French Gates—philanthropist; billionaire; and former spouse to an original tech titan, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates ...

D.C. is expected to avoid $1.1 billion in sudden cuts after last-minute heroics in the Senate on Friday. Why it matters: ...

The governor's influence is rising in the Democratic party, as she shifts from low-key resistance to full-on protest over Trump's punitive slashing of federal funds ...

The Palm Beach County School District is reviewing its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to "ensure compliance with ...

The Maryland legislature hits a key deadline Monday, signaling the final weeks of a 90-day session marked by budgetary woes ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro this week said plugging leaking abandoned wells reduces methane emissions, creates jobs, protects public health and opens up opportunities for rural communities. Shapiro and ...

Sinema and then-West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin were the two Democratic senators to prevent the filibuster from being axed.

It is a cruel irony for Schumer. Almost exactly eight months ago, he was the one sitting down with Joe Biden at the ...

The Senate minority leader finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle i ...

Massive cuts in federal agency staff, funding suspended or cancelled, data made inaccessible: the 47th president of the US ...