The first step is for a state representative or senator to introduce a bill in their respective chamber. For the 2026 ...

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The longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history came to a close Wednesday night when President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through Jan. 30, ending a 43-day-long impasse. The ...

The bill now goes to President Donald Trump, who will sign it later Wednesday. The House on Wednesday passed a Republican-backed bill that will fund the government through Jan. 30 and end the longest ...

The House on Wednesday formally sent the Epstein bill to the Senate, the final procedural move before the legislation can be sent to President Trump for his signature. After the House passed the ...

On the 41st day of a record-long government shutdown, the U.S. Senate voted 60 to 40 to approve a continuing resolution to reopen the government. The measure would fund much of the government through ...

• Epstein files: The Senate has unanimously agreed to pass the House-backed bill forcing the Justice Department to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files as soon as it’s received from the chamber.

Update: The bill to end the federal government shutdown was passed and signed into law by President Trump on Wednesday. Minnesota’s pioneering hemp-derived THC industry could collapse if a provision ...

Months after it was first introduced, a bill directing the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files passed the House on Tuesday. Although the measure passed with ...