Brennan Leach

In an interview with NBC News, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.

President Donald Trump is pushing Senate Republicans to abolish the 60-vote filibuster rule in order to reopen the shuttered government without Democratic votes.

Lawmakers from both parties criticized the administration after Democrats weren't invited to a briefing on U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats.

President Donald Trump’s pick for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, may face tough questions Thursday as senators decide whether to support her confirmation.

The pain of a U.S. government shutdown is poised to intensify this week as the funding lapse nears a full month with no resolution in sight.

The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to local health officials, throwing the tenuous U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas into question

The rebuke of Trump is largely symbolic, for now, since the House is not allowing votes on measures challenging Trump's tariffs until at least next year.

Federal workers lined up outside of the Capital Area Food Bank after missing their first full paycheck since the now 24-day government shutdown began.

WASHINGTON — For the 12th time, Senate Democrats blocked the Republican Party's government funding legislation this week without a single senator switching his or her vote

Senior Republican lawmakers predicted that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy restricting communication between Pentagon personnel and Congress will crash and burn.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., is still speaking on the Senate floor after delivering remarks for more than 16 hours in protest of Trump's "authoritarian" leadership.