Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's "optimistic" about ending the government shutdown this week. Follow live updates here.

President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to ...

President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running.

SEC Nation, the SEC Network’s traveling pregame show, will return to Starkville on November 8, 2025. Mississippi State will ...

President Obama, putting a chunk of his political capital on the line, will take his case for change to the airwaves while congressional negotiators tackle proposals relating to c ...

Republican leaders, in turn, said it was Obama who is guilty of playing "fast and loose with the facts." They repeated their assertion that the president's proposed government-fun ...

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth ...

Barring a surprise breakthrough, the U.S. government shutdown will tie the longest federal closure ever on Tuesday, 35 days. One tick after midnight, it becomes the longest ever.

David French is an Opinion columnist, writing about law, culture, religion and armed conflict. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and a former constitutional litigator. His most recent book is ...

A U.S. Senate investigation uncovered dozens of credible reports of medical neglect and poor conditions in immigration detention centers nationwide.

Majority Republicans have strongly resisted calls to eliminate the legislative filibuster, since it would dilute their power if and when they are in the minority again.