Mary Beth Sheridan is a correspondent covering Mexico and Central America for The Washington Post. She came to The Post in 2001 after 11 years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press ...

Illinois lawmakers are looking to promote community revitalization with a bill that would allow homeowners to claim an abandoned home on their street in court. Donald Trump Announces Major Student ...

The senators' bill required unanimous consent or it would not advance. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, quickly rejected the bill. "I object," he said, offering no further rationale. "Is that it?" ...

With a potential government shutdown fast approaching, the House voted 217 to 213 on Tuesday to approve a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through the end of September.

The 217-213 vote to approve Republicans’ stopgap bill saw just one GOP defection, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, and now amplifies pressure on Senate Democrats to decide whether to back the ...

In the Senate, they’ll need support from at least eight Democrats to get the bill to President Donald Trump’s desk. It’s one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the Republican ...

House Republicans are racing to pass their bill by 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday to avert a government shutdown, teeing up a final vote on the legislation Tuesday afternoon. The chamber voted 216-214 to ...

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Tuesday that funds the government and a number of expiring health programs through September, but leaves intact a cut to physicians' Medicare pay.

These could be some of the effects of a bill moving through the Idaho Legislature, Taylor warned Monday on the Senate floor. The bill, House Bill 59, aims to protect health care workers from ...

In their latest effort to address juvenile crime, lawmakers pushed forward a bill they hope will increase accountability while offering rehabilitation. But republican lawmakers say they are ...

Washington, D.C., officials are making a last-ditch plea to Congress over the continuing resolution (CR) that is expected to head to the House floor on Tuesday. City officials, including D.C ...

“‘I had no idea I was gonna get a bill for $4,000, $8,000, $15,000.’” Pennsylvania does not track who holds medical debt or the amount, multiple state agencies told Spotlight PA. But a ...