Some congressional members of both parties have asked that their paychecks be withheld until the current government shutdown ...

Auchincloss, a Democratic US House representative from Newton, also criticized past political statements that Platner posted ...

The vote in Sunday’s midterms came as the United States finalized an up to $40 billion bailout package for Argentina, an ...

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Maine’s Daira Smith-Rodriguez (D) suspended her Senate campaign Thursday and threw her support behind Gov. Janet Mills (D) ...

Limited government requires not only laws but also the ambition of the political branches to check each other.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting in U.S. elections hasn’t been able to pass ...

The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes ...

But for most of its 16-year history, the BRICS has not positioned itself in opposition to the United States and its allies. Several BRICS members have even been close U.S. partners. Washington has ...

There are no term limits for the United States Congress, and an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team found that members of ...