House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) floated a unique strategy to avert a government shutdown, which looms in two weeks. His proposal involves passing a "laddered" continuing resolution that would extend funding for individual government agencies for varying durations.
The economy added just 150,000 jobs in October, reflecting a slowdown in the labor market as the Federal Reserve keeps interest rates high to try to bring down inflation.
In one of the most closely watched off-year elections in the nation, Republican candidate Daniel Cameron and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) are in a dead heat — setting up a change in the state's landscape next year.
Former Republican congressman in Illinois, Adam Kinzinger, said Thursday he "would love" to take on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) — now that he lives in Texas.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) may not have a home-field advantage when he and the handful of remaining qualifying Republican presidential primary candidates debate for the third time.
Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), who has long slammed K Street's influence, pocketed tens of thousands of dollars in donations recently from dozens of lobbyists, records show.
