Moscow has said that if the US resume nuclear weapons testing it will do so too, sparking fears of a renewed arms race. The ...

Mid-cycle congressional redistricting efforts could move forward Friday in two more states amid maneuvering to influence ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the "Nuclear Option" of scrapping the key 60-vote threshold required for the ...

A federal judge suggested she could rule within the day on whether to order the Trump administration to release $5 billion in contingency funds for SNAP.

Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming said he wasn’t worried about his own air travel as air traffic control snarls, but did “worry about the flights of thousands and thousands of people.” Mixing ...

What’s seldom understood by the program’s critics is its importance to the U.S. economy generally and the farm economy in particular.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised after last year's election that the legislative filibuster, which requires 60 ...

LIVE: Listen to Birmingham Mayor Randall WoodfinBirmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is holding a news conference to discuss the ...

As the government shutdown continues, expiring 'SNAP' benefits have become the focal point in the ongoing battle.

Many active duty troops live paycheck to paycheck and survive on only one income. Even when they get paid, the shutdown is deepening the financial strain that many families face, said Delia Johnson, ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP ...