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 ...

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 ...

Sen. David Wheeler, R-Huron, brought the amendment for House Bill 1239 and said it got to the “heart” of the issue so people can get questions answered about books without threatening prosecution.

The figure, obtained by the Financial Times via Freedom of Information request, will add to concerns over the hefty bill shouldered by the national broadcaster following successive scandals ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson formally unveiled plans on Saturday for a government funding stopgap through September 30 — a measure intended to stave off a potential March 14 shutdown and buy time ...

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., introduced a bill known as the Financial ... Federal laws and financial regulations on the books require institutions in the banking industry ...

Rhode Island has seen an increase in attempts to ban books from school libraries ... This year's effort to push the bill over the finish line began Thursday with an old-fashioned State House ...

Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.) reintroduced a bill Thursday to ensure that members of the military get paid during a government shutdown, a move that comes as a March 14 deadline ticks closer without a ...

Read the original article here. A bill that would give parents more power over which books their children can read in public school libraries will soon go before Texas senators for a full vote.

A bill authored by state Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, would create advisory groups largely made up of parents to recommend books for school libraries and give final say on which to procure to ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Removing Benjamin Franklin from the $100 bill and replacing the Founding Father's image with one of President Donald Trump is what a Republican lawmaker is proposing. Rep. Brandon Gill ...