Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statement on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025: “After 43 long days, the government shutdown is finally over. Dysfunction in Washington does not serve Iowans.

Cracks inside the GOP conference were stark this week as a member of Johnson’s own leadership team openly accused him of ...

A provision buried in the spending bill that ended the country’s longest government shutdown could force Grand Strand ...

Congress has about two months to pass several budget bills to avoid another government shutdown. Montana Senator Steve Daines ...

The emergency request is part of an ongoing lawsuit unions filed on the eve of the government shutdown that blocked widespread federal employee layoffs.

Unions and other groups representing them are now asking a federal court to quickly intervene to enforce a provision in the spending bill that ended the shutdown, which barred agencies from taking any ...

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries was chosen to lead House Democrats in the next Congress, making him the first Black person to lead a major political party and marking a generational shift.

Democrats will put a three-year extension of expiring health insurance subsidies to a U.S. Senate vote next week, Minority ...

While House, Senate thwarted 40% cut to agency’s budget, about half of the largest recipients of agency grants saw cuts year-over-year.

The measure would keep Affordable Care Act subsidies in place for three years. But it’s not expected to get enough Republican ...

Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer is calling for increased scrutiny of China’s ambitions in Hollywood and other sectors, lending a critical new voice to a cause championed by President-elect Donald ...

The $24 billion hemp industry faces a provision to ban THC- and CBD-infused drinks, along with other impairing beverages and snacks, in November 2026.