Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs, since a government shutdown went into effect on Wednesday, Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House passed a ...

State Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco launched his campaign for former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s seat. His long–awaited announcement comes even as Pelosi demurs on whether she’ll retire or run ...

Carl Hulse is the chief Washington correspondent for The Times, primarily writing about Congress and national political races ...

The second-longest government shutdown enters its 24th day with Congress out of session and the funding lapse heading toward ...

Two B-1 Bombers flew from the U.S. to about 50 miles from the coast of Venezuela on Thursday, according to a defense official ...

Action News Now reporter Margot Rowe reports on the bipartisan effort by Democrat Adam Schiff of the Untied States Senate and ...

The United States Senate has confirmed Chad Meredith from Lexington to serve as a judge on the United States District Court ...

US President Donald Trump has said he does not plan to ask Congress for permission to launch further attacks on drug ...

Colorado and Virginia are two states that lean Democratic, though both have shown some purple tendencies in the past.