Minnesota Democrats and wilderness advocates are raising alarm about a proposal in the U.S. Senate that would allow the ...

The Senate on Tuesday shot down a bill to reopen the federal government for the 14th time, even as the chamber shows signs of life towards a possible deal to end the shutdown.  Senators voted ...

The government shutdown began at midnight on Oct. 1 as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be nowhere close to reaching a ...

Atlanta voters prioritized local issues over statewide races, yet their turnout could still lead to a Georgia Democrat victory in a statewide office.

First, the bill calls for bigger “categorical exclusions” from the National Environmental Policy Act — growing from 3,000 acres to 10,000 acres for some types of projects in the high-risk firesheds — ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps feed more than 40 million people, will start to run out of funds ...

The 2025 government shutdown stretched into its fourth day on Saturday, with the Senate again failing to advance competing ...

The shutdown has taken a toll on the staffing levels of air traffic controllers, with roughly 13,000 working without pay.

With the clock ticking down to avert an impending public transit fiscal cliff, Illinois Democrats in the pre-dawn hours ...