Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration has threatened to bypass him and call up the state's National Guard ...

A monumental Supreme Court term begins Monday with major tests of presidential power on the agenda along with pivotal cases ...

A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine if the Justice Department is engaged in a vindictive prosecution of El ...

Republicans need at least eight senators who caucus with Democrats to fund the government. Here are three Democrats whose ...

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday he will introduce legislation to deter aggression ...

The government shutdown is in its third day on Friday with senators set to vote for the fourth time on bills to fund the ...

Senators voted for a fourth time to reject spending bills to reopen the US government, meaning the shutdown will extend into ...

Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some ...

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President ...

The US government shutdown continues into its third day, deadlocked as Republicans demand Democrats approve their short-term ...

Senate Democrats rejected another Republican bill on Friday, as signs indicate that the government shutdown may extend into ...

Senate Republicans are pushing intensely to nab the five additional Democratic votes they need to unlock their bill to end the government shutdown. Republicans have shown little willingness to ...