Senate Majority Leader John Thune's stance on the filibuster is "unchanged" despite President Trump's call to scrap the rule ...

The government shutdown has reached Day 29 and is the second-longest in history. Will the Senate vote today to reopen? What ...

The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28.

The Senate on Tuesday failed to reopen the federal government for the 13th time, as the shutdown hit the four-week mark. It ...

Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate. The filibuster requires most legislation to get 60 votes, which has allowed ...

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump visits Japan and meets with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his ...

Two federal judges ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to fund SNAP. Newsweek's live blog ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Democrats began pushing Tuesday for their own plan to provide an overhaul of the Chicago ...

With time running short in the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session, Democratic lawmakers proposed new taxes on many ...

Gov JB Pritzker on Wednesday poured cold water on taxing streaming services, billionaires, adding fees to tickets for large sporting events or concerts and allowing speed cameras to ...

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla is looking into live-streaming the preliminary investigation (PI) hearing of cases, ...