The government shutdown has reached Day 31, and by Monday it'll tie the longest funding lapse in history. Will Senate vote ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 29 and is the second-longest in history. Will the Senate vote today to reopen? What ...

The House is out of session; however, House Democrats have planned an in-person caucus meeting in Washington, D.C., on ...

All eyes will be watching the Senate vote today, Monday, Oct. 6, as they consider bills that could put an end to the government shutdown 2025. Furloughed federal workers and agencies await a ...

The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950 ), ...

The Jackson State University community is invited to attend presidential search listening sessions happening this week.

Mike Johnson is keeping the House out of session to pressure Senate Democrats to vote in favor of the GOP funding bill.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on the 6th day of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Johnson is keeping the House out of ...

Two big stories are roiling Washington: the government shutdown and National Guard deployments. The Senate on Monday voted down two dueling bills to end the government shutdown, deepening the ...

The Senate failed to pass a Republican bill to end the government shutdown 2025 today, Thursday, Oct. 16, with hopes of the government reopening seemingly dwindling on Day 16. We are now tied with the ...

The Senate is set to vote Wednesday on dueling stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government as the shutdown stretches past the one-week mark. The tally has remained virtually unchanged, ...