A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an unenviable position. They were forced to choose between a GOP bill that ...

The state senator flatly denied the allegations in a text message and phone call with The Star, saying she has never ...

With the federal government on the brink of a shutdown at midnight tonight, Senate Republicans are laughing while watching ...

We're here to build relationships, to move the ball forward,” Mullin told the Washington Examiner in an interview from his ...

With state parks still recovering from deep budget cuts following the Great Recession, proponents say the increased revenue ...

President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oz is a former ...

Pushing the 1986 immigration reform bill through Congress — his major legislative accomplishment — was like “giving dry birth ...

Educators with such certification receive an extra $6,324 a year plus another $5,000 if they work in a high-poverty school. In Washington, there are about 8,650 teachers who are national board ...

Maryland and Virginia senators have said they would oppose the spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans need 60 ...

Sen. Rick Scott and Ashley Moody — want Congress to relocate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Florida’s Space Coast in Brevard County.