Americans' emotional divide over federal government reaches historic levels with only one-in-five trusting government to do ...

Shutting down the government to extract policy outcomes you can't otherwise make happen is indefensible. Both parties should ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government is on track to reopen after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, but final votes are still needed in the Senate and then the House to end the 41-day impasse. The ...

The Commonwealth Foundation says major unions funneled nearly $1 billion into politics during the 2024 cycle, raising ...

• The longest shutdown in US history is over after President Donald Trump signed a funding bill to reopen the government. The House approved the bill earlier tonight in a 222-209 vote, with nearly ...

The 41-day-long government shutdown isn't over, even though the Senate took the first steps to passing funding that would buy Congress time until Jan. 30 to to pass a budget. If the Senate passes the ...

The 15th Senate vote to end the shutdown passed 60-40. On Nov. 9, eight Senate Democrats, including New Hampshire Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen and Maine Sen. Angus King, broke with their ...

Party identity is shifting under President Trump, and the process is affecting both parties.

A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, voting on the first procedural step on the measure. The ...

• SNAP recipients in limbo — again: The Supreme Court last night let the Trump administration pause full SNAP food aid benefits for now, leaving recipients once again scrambling to make ends meet. • ...

Attorneys at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP examine the federal preemption questions raised by recent state laws ...