With no action on the floor or in committees, they’re passing the time in the shutdown with pressers, meetings and even a few skirmishes.

GOP’s clean continuing resolution goes down for a sixth time in the Senate, with no change in votes from previously.

As the president deploys troops to Democratic-run cities, the U.S. could be in the early stages of a civil war, Gonzales writes.

As Democrats try to win back working-class voters, female candidates are campaigning around economic populism and their blue-collar roots.

He was not writing about some sort of future republic,” says the Academy Award-nominated director of “Orwell: 2+2=5.” ...

The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to allow a challenge to Illinois’ counting of ballots up to 14 days after Election Day.

Former FBI Director James B. Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges he lied to Congress and obstructed a congressional ...

The partially demolished remains of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is seen with the Capitol and Washington Monument in the background.

A draft memo from White House budget office arguing there’s no obligation to give back pay to furloughed workers may have some legal merit.

Matt Van Epps, who had Donald Trump's endorsement, won the Republican nomination in the special election for Tennessee's 7th District.

A new lawsuit challenging a new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas describes potential harms on health care, education and religious groups.

As the funding lapse continues and Republicans and Democrats play a familiar blame game, some worry the cycle is hard to ...