The new legislation seeks to address rising child care costs by granting funding to states to help families who currently make too much money to qualify for assistance.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy once hoped to forge an alliance with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that could revitalize Americans’ trust in public health.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidies, challenging Democrats to vote against a stopgap spending bill that doesn't include them but will keep the government open at the end of the month.

The government funding drama intensifies as House Republicans can only lose two votes while Democrats demand concessions to avoid a potential shutdown by Sept. 30.

If you happen to own the No. 1 selling car in Oregon — a Toyota RAV4, which averages 30 miles per gallon — you could pay $66 more per year in registration fees and state taxes under a transportation bill headed for final passage in the Legislature on Sept. 29, according to an Oregonian/OregonLive analysis.

Alaska, have signed on as sponsors of the Protect America’s Workforce Act, while the measure is just two signatures away from guaranteed floor debate in the House.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a major calculation in March: He voted to keep the government open and convinced enough Democrats to go along with him – and endured furious blowback from the left.

The decision comes three months after Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher billed the city $1.8 million for two weeks of work, with 15 attorneys billing nearly $1,300 per hour.

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday released documents from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, as well as testimony by former Attorney General William P. Barr about the federal investigation into Epstein.

A group of Michigan House Republicans have introduced a bill that aims to ban all pornography online, including the description of "a disconnection between biology and gender."