Two key House votes show that even a lightweight like Mike Johnson has the juice to enact Trump’s smash-and-grab agenda.

Democrats are facing just such an impossible choice right now, ahead of a potential government shutdown this weekend. And ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

Democrats are stuck between a rock and a hard place as they must choose between shutting down the government or folding to ...

On a Friday afternoon in downtown Philadelphia, dozens gather on the corner of South 2nd and Chestnut streets. A mix of ...

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a three-term Democratic senator, said she wouldn’t run for re-election in 2026.

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

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U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the ...

Rep. Bill Keating stood up for a transgender colleague but WBZ-TV political analyst Jon Keller said the fight may not be wise ...

New Hampshire's Shaheen, who turned 78 in January, was the first woman elected to serve as both a governor and senator in the ...

The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?