Early US elites drafted the Constitution to check democratic uprisings that threatened the power of the ruling class. The ...

President Joe Biden presented the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 18 recipients at the ...

President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics, sports, entertainment, civil rights, LGBTQ+ advocacy and science.

States across the country are bracing for new laws set to take effect as early as Wednesday, including some that have stirred controversy.

States across the country are bracing for new laws set to take effect as early as Wednesday, including some that have stirred controversy.

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to pass a spending bill that will fund the government through mid-March and avoid a shutdown. President Joe Biden signed the legislation into law. The Senate vote ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster ...

UPDATE (Dec. 21, 2024, 12:39 a.m. ET): By a 85-11 vote early Saturday morning, the Senate passed the bill funding the government through mid-March. The House voted Friday to pass a spending bill ...

The House of Representatives voted to keep the government afloat until mid-March on Friday evening after GOP infighting brought the country within hours of a lapse in federal funding. The bill ...

30, Congress passed a temporary funding bill to keep the government in operation.That measure expires on Friday.Which government agencies would be affected by a shutdown?Each federal agency ...

The bill does not include a demand from President-elect Donald Trump for a debt-limit increase. The US Congress averted a Christmastime government shutdown early Saturday after weeks of tense ...