The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning ...

We are the guardians of the taxpayer,” state House Speaker Daniel Perez said during the opening day of the legislative ...

The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

Live updates and the latest news as U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum kick in and the Senate turns to a government funding ...

The House passed a funding bill, 217-213, on Tuesday night, mostly along party lines. The legislation must pass the Senate before Friday or else face a partial government shutdown.

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which boosts defense spending and cuts non-defense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...

Senior service leaders said Wednesday they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a ...

A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding legislation on their own, edge toward a risky government shutdown, ...

Dukes died March 1 at 92 years old. As president of the NAACP New York State conference she was active in politics until the ...

Republicans are promoting private school choice, while Democrats are discussing K-12 funding increases. Most governors, however, are dodging the question of how to boost student achievement through ...

House lawmakers on Tuesday voted to pass a measure which would help the federal government recover billions of dollars lost ...