Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will keep the House in recess for a third straight week to put maximum pressure on the Senate to pass its plan to end the government shutdown. House GOP leadership plans on holding a member call at 11 a.

Democrats vehemently oppose the Republican plan to once again extend current government funding levels through the fall, but the only alternative may be a painful and possibly politically costly government shutdown.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats.

Senate Republicans and top GOP donors still plan to attend a major fundraiser at a coastal resort in Georgia this weekend despite the government shutdown, a move that puts an awkward spotlight on the underbelly of political campaigns as federal workers are being furloughed across the country.

The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.

Oregon Senate Democrats condemn the federal government's decision to federalize the state's National Guard, alleging abuse of power and disruption of local law enforcement.

Democrat Catelin Drey took the oath of office and was sworn into the Iowa Senate after her special election victory earlier this month — officially breaking Republicans' supermajority in the chamber. Drey took the oath of office Monday, Sept. 15, in the ...

The Office of the Serjeant-at-Arms at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja has notified lawmakers of reinforced security measures around the Senate Chamber, the gangway, and the corridor.