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

Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote through Trump's nominees and legislation.

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Early Saturday morning, the Texas State Senate gave final approval to legislation to redraw the state’s congressional map. The vote came after Republicans in the chamber made a ...

It was a full-on nuclear explosion. Just like the Pacific Testing Grounds near the Marshall Islands and French Polynesia. But this political blast tore through the Senate chamber. In November 2013, ...

Late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) detonated the first Senate "nuclear option" in 2013, curbing the filibuster to confirm executive branch nominees - except for the Supreme Court. Former ...

Mere hours after the killing of Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump blamed the “radical left” and signaled a crackdown was coming — despite the killer’s identity and motives remaining unknown. In an ...

Trump has started firing thousands of federal workers while assuring the military will be paid during the shutdown.

Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, rules, and potential reforms. Why do most bills need 60 votes to pass the Senate? Ben Sheehan explains the filibuster’s history, evolution, ...

With Congress finally going back to work this week, its one overriding task is to keep the nation from plunging over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” a combination of automatic tax increases and budget ...