Is it too kind to give any cheers at all to Congress’ appropriators during the second government shutdown of this fiscal year? Should we need to congratulate our legislators for the simple achievement ...

Congress is cruising this month on efforts to fund the federal government and prevent a Jan. 30 shutdown, but the toughest fights are yet to come. Entering the week, the House had already passed six ...

You know something climactic is about to occur in Congress when even senior legislators begin to toss around sports metaphors like “a hail Mary pass” or “a quarterback sneak.” Last week, 11-term Rep.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An amendment to Senate appropriations legislation filed Monday by U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth would reverse ...

The Town of Swansea has been awarded $1,092,000 in federal funding for the Route 6 Corridor Sewer Collection Project.