Democrats in the Washington state House on Tuesday approved a revamped plan to provide $100 million in grants to local police departments to hire more officers.

Some view Maine as a test case for how the Trump administration may try to force its policies on states, regardless of ...

A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding legislation ...

House Republicans and Senate Democrats have competing plans for lowering taxes for families. But both parties favor raising ...

Mayor Bill Bazzi, Dearborn Heights' first Muslim mayor, is poised to become Tunisia's next ambassador. Bazzi's record reflects a range of conflict.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government, heightening the alert for a potential government ...

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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending funding bill, setting up a potential showdown over government funding.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance ...

The bill, as it currently stands, would require incarcerated individual hand crew members from county jails to be paid an ...

With a government shutdown deadline looming, Senate Democrats are vowing to block the GOP funding bill, leaving the fate of federal operations uncertain. Senate Republicans need eight Democratic votes ...