A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding legislation on their own, edge toward a risky government shutdown, until Democrats swoop ...

Longshoreman philosopher Eric Hoffer reportedly observed, “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business and ...

The Rule of Law Caucus has announced its decision to boycott the Majority Bloc’s proposed “reconciliatory” meeting, labeling ...

It was a hotly contested competition, but the Mendacity of the Week Award goes to this one: “Everybody is against waste and ...

Budget writers inserted a provision to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the House budget proposal, but it was ...

The 36 million who watched President Donald Trump’s address to Congress also watched as Congressional Black Caucus member, Rep. Al Green, shook his cane and shouted at the president. When he refused ...

Billions of dollars in taxpayer money could go toward tax cuts, road improvements, and pay raises for teachers in the next ...

The band of far-right rebels supported a budget plan with a massive debt limit hike and a status-quo bill to keep the government open, two things they've long been fiercely against.

Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...

The South Carolina House has approved a $14.6 billion budget that includes a reduction in the state’s highest income tax rate ...