Fifteen states currently allow at least some mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day, although multiple swing states ...

After the Department of Justice leapt to challenge McConnell’s order last week, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson late Friday temporarily halted a lower court order that would have required the Trump ...

Some of the president's allies are saying this is a step toward freeing a Coloradan serving prison time for messing with ...

An end to the govt. shutdown is within sight, coffee and heart health and more in today’s edition of The Yodel newsletter ...

Trump's decision to halt SNAP benefits during the 40-day government shutdown affects 42 million Americans while federal ...

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune adjourned the Senate on Saturday with no vote held to reopen the government but the chamber will resume session on Sunday.

It’s Monday. A lot has happened since we last spoke. The government may reopen soon. But several things need to happen first.

On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump signed the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act to fund and reopen the ...

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Virginia Gov.-elect Virginia Spanberger and New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill join Margaret Brennan.

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