Congress was no step closer to ending the government shutdown after the Senate rejected, for the fifth time, plans to reopen the government.

President Donald Trump's tightening grip over the Justice Department to target his political opponents and lawmakers' increasing calls for the release of more files from federal investigations into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are likely to take center stage at a contentious Senate hearing Tuesday for Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Utah’s revised map creates some uncertainty in a state that was thought to be a clean sweep for the GOP. Nationally, Democrats need to net just three House seats next year to wrest control of the chamber from Republicans, who are trying to buck a historic pattern of the president’s party losing seats in the midterms.

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

The Democratic Party has made no secret of the need to reconnect with young male voters, a demographic that drifted toward Republican Donald Trump in the last presidential election and will be key in the 2026 midterms.

Americans are concerned about the effect of the shutdown on the economy, amid unease about jobs and inflation.

Cortez, D-N.Y., leads the socialist wing driving Democrats' $20 million foreign aid demands in shutdown talks.

Democrats propose a robot tax on corporations replacing workers with automation after a new analysis finds 15 workforce sectors face over 50% job displacement from AI.