RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters are deciding a history-making race for governor Tuesday that will serve as a barometer of attitudes toward President Donald Trump and Democrats’ attempts to regain ...

The government shutdown is set to become the longest ever on Wednesday if Congress doesn't reach a deal before then.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Monday that his "gut" tells him that things are moving toward an "exit ramp," perhaps as early as this week, though he declined to give any specifics of ...

The congressman’s chief of staff, Patty Garcia, also filed to run for the 4th Congressional District seat and the congressman is expected to withdraw his petitions, according to a source ...

Packed fields for Chicago-area congressional races also are shaping up, though ballot challenges will cull the list over the ...

Senate Republicans nixed an attempt by Democrats to fully fund Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Monday after those monies dried up over the weekend amid the government ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that he will hold an emergency meeting to discuss possibly using state money to help families affected by the loss of SNAP benefits due to the federal government shutdown.

The first glimmers toward ending a near-record long federal government shutdown were seen in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, as ...

Virginia Democrat Sen. Tim Kaine has been spearheading an effort to reassert congressional authority over trade with a joint resolution that would effectively end a 40 percent tariff on imports from ...

Gov. Jim Pillen says he has requested Sen. Dan McKeon's resignation in light of allegations that he groped a woman at a ...

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to ...

The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or ...