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The government shutdown stretched into Day 23 on Thursday as the Senate plans a vote on a measure to pay some federal workers ...

Democrats are hoping to flip the Senate in November 2026 in a move that would restrain President Trump's legislative agenda.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 ...

The Idaho Medical Freedom Act makes it illegal to require anyone to take a vaccine or receive “medical intervention.” Leslie Manookian, the activist behind the law, hopes to make it a “societal norm” ...

The current shutdown passed a 21-day lapse in funding under the Clinton administration to become the second longest.

What is the East Wing? The modern version of the East Wing was added to the White House in 1942. It had been the traditional ...

As China and Russia target American innovation, 'sex warfare' is emerging as a key tactic in a broader, often invisible campaign of technological espionage ...

Trump facing outrage as new poll shows majority of Americans don’t want East Wing to be demolished: Latest - President Donald Trump promised that he would ‘not interfere with the current building’ des ...

Growth, expansion and renovations were the focus of the 2025 State of Chesterfield Township address delivered by Supervisor ...