Government-shutdown fight fractures Democratic Party
The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by ...
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that ...
Mehmet Oz testifies before Senate committee, won’t commit to opposing cuts to the Medicaid program he would run
Oz’s testimony was the first step in securing the votes to become head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...
Former US Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming, who bridged partisan gaps with his quick wit, dies at age 93
Former President George W. Bush is remembering former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming for his accomplishments, friendship ...
Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington on Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government ...
Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats
House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House-passed six-month government funding bill, despite the strong ...
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Iconic pet reindeer in Alaska falls mysteriously ill after someone tampers in his pen
An iconic reindeer so beloved that he has been in parades, featured on reality TV shows and visited by schoolchildren on field trips ...
Delaware lawmakers to consider legislation derided as a ‘billionaires’ bill’
Senate Bill 21, in its current form, defines what a controlling shareholder is within a Delaware registered company – and codifies various levels of scrutiny that constrains those controllers’ actions ...
Some Penn State faculty want to unionize as the university considers campus closures
Faculty members have set up a website and are gathering signatures of support to hold a vote for forming a union. Penn State ...