U.S. parole board can’t jail people because it doesn’t legally exist, suit says

Public defenders argue the U.S. Parole Commission should stop operating and release D.C. residents it recently jailed because Congress did not renew the agency’s authority.

Republican Perdue eyes fresh Senate run in 2022, says Georgia 'not a blue state'

Former Republican U.S. Senator David Perdue, who lost his seat last month in a hotly contested Georgia run-off vote, said on Tuesday he was considering running again in 2022, this time against newly ...

Government shutdown stretches into second week as Senate rejects funding bills again

Congressional Democrats have pushed for extensions of health insurance tax credits as part of any deal to reopen the ...

Kentucky's primary voter turnout is very low. What does that mean for the Senate race?

Kentucky counties with higher primary turnout could strongly influence the 2026 U.S. Senate election. Should campaigns pay more attention to them?

Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton

Republican congressman Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new ...

If he wins White House, Biden's ambitions likely blocked by Republican Senate

If Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidency, a divided Congress may prevent him from enacting major priorities like expanding healthcare, fighting climate change and providing aid to millions whose ...