Three measures that reverse Biden-era restrictions related to fossil fuel energy development on federal lands in the West are heading to President Donald Trump.

The Senate passed its version of the annual defense authorization bill for fiscal 2026 in a fleeting moment of cooperation across the aisle amid partisan tensions over the government shutdown.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is heightening the attacks on her own party, this time predicting a subpar GOP primary field will gift one of 2026’s most important seats to the Democrats.

The Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department are among the federal agencies expected to lay off some employees as the government shutdown drags on, a court document revealed Friday.

Maine Governor Janet Mills joining the 2026 Senate contest to unseat Republican Susan Collins would give Democratic voters at least two distinctive candidates to consider in a race critical to their uphill bid to win a majority.

Health department employees received reduction-in-force notices the administration confirmed Friday as President Donald Trump made good on threats to reduce the federal workforce in retaliation for congressional Democrats withholding votes to fund the government.

Casino mogul Steve Wynn donated $500,000 to a super PAC backing former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign as fundraising ramps up ahead of the November election.

The Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency is terminating employees as part of President Donald Trump’s broader workforce cuts during the ongoing government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and other lawmakers will scrap their weekend fundraising trips as the government shutdown upends more campaign events in Washington and at luxury resorts nationwide.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is calling Democrats in his chamber back to Washington next Tuesday despite GOP leadership nixing votes.

The first week of a government shutdown is usually the easy one. It only gets harder after that.

A ceasefire is now in place in most of Gaza and Israeli media says the country’s troops have begun to pull back from their positions. Yet there is still fighting in some areas. Broadly, Israelis and Palestinians have welcomed the agreement, celebrating the truce in parts of Israel and Gaza.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is heightening the attacks on her own party, this time predicting a subpar GOP primary field will gift one of 2026’s most important seats to the Democrats.

House Republicans are divided over the health care fight at the center of the government shutdown — with the vast majority declining to say anything about the topic when contacted by Bloomberg Government. The mixed answers suggest the GOP remains unsettled and uneasy on a potent issue that has flummoxed them for more than a decade.

The Senate passed its version of the annual defense authorization bill for fiscal 2026 in a fleeting moment of cooperation across the aisle amid partisan tensions over the government shutdown.

Three measures that reverse Biden-era restrictions related to fossil fuel energy development on federal lands in the West are heading to President Donald Trump.

Multiple House Republicans are questioning Speaker Mike Johnson’s decision to keep the chamber away from Washington during the government shutdown.

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker said he’s ready to move the annual defense authorization bill, pending unanimous consent from senators.

House Republican leaders insist they won’t advance stand-alone legislation that would pay troops through a shutdown, amid mounting bipartisan pressure to act ahead of an Oct. 15 military payday.

Republican and Democratic congressional leaders continued to blame one another for the US government shutdown, not budging from their stances and talking points as the impasse entered its ninth day.

US air travel is beginning to show signs of strain as lawmakers remain at loggerheads over ending a government shutdown that has stretched into a second week with limited appetite in Congress for a quick resolution.

A federal government shutdown entering its second week may sway some Virginia and New Jersey voters weighing choices for governor in key elections next month.

Alaska Republicans are calling on President Donald Trump to abandon a funding threat to rural airports that would overwhelmingly affect GOP-led areas across the country.

Senate Democrats failed to draw enough Republican support to block the Trump administration from conducting military strikes against suspected drug boats in the Caribbean without an explicit authorization from Congress.

Senate Democrats once again fail to end President Donald Trump’s national energy emergency.