With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 or on Ken Burns' website For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...

Two student delegates from each state will get a closer look at the legislative, executive and judicial branches of ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate. While Budd is not ...

The framers of the U.S. Constitution lived in an age of muskets and messengers, when war moved slowly and left time for Congress and the president to confer. But by giving Congress the power to ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...

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CHARLOTTE — The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate. While Budd is not up for re-election until 2028, Tillis is not running for ...