After six months of getting steamrolled by Trump and the Republican Congress, prominent Democrats including Senators ...

The battle over nominations is spelling trouble for the Senate in other areas, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle feel ...

Portage, Athens county foundations provide new outlets of support for the Kent State and Ohio University communities.

The Senate is moving fiscal 2026 funding measures with ease but there is still no overall strategy in Congress.

Over 140 of President Donald Trump's nominees remained pending as negotiations with Democrats fell apart, and Senate Republicans mull nuclear options after Democrats filibustered nearly all his picks.

Rifts are emerging between Republicans over how to approach next month’s government funding fight, with some pushing for ...

As Congress begins its summer recess, concerns grow over its ability to pass a full-year budget by the end of September, with ...

Before the U.S. Senate began its August break, Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who heads the upper chamber’s ...

In the upper chamber, legislation to fund the government is subject to the filibuster and requires 60 votes. That means ...

Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) ripped Senate Democrats for refusing to confirm President Donald Trump's appointees unless ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...