Despite their apparent powerlessness, Democrats can block appropriations measures with a Senate filibuster, as they could in ...

President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy ...

President Donald Trump’s week included rewriting U.S. policy toward Russia and firing the country's senior military officer.

Shortly after Donald Trump blindsided senators and endorsed the House’s plan to advance the president’s agenda Wednesday, ...

This week's Letters to the Editor, featuring your views on national and local politics and their effect on the day-to-day ...

It was a session when the high cost of housing and closely linked issues of local government powers took central stage, as ...

One-party rule imperils Ohioans’ wallets and their state’s treasury (think House Bill 6, the FirstEnergy bailout, or the ...

The Department of Education was created by Congress in 1979 to track, manage and coordinate education programs and procedures ...

President Donald Trump's administration is continuing its radical effort to cut much of the federal government and make sweeping changes.

Democrats who lead both chambers warned that the budget might need to be readdressed in the coming weeks, pending potential cuts to federal spending.

We’re riding a wave right now,” a Trump fan at the Conservative Political Action Conference said, but fortunes could change ...

Trump and Republican congressional leaders could fumble their way into a prolonged and painful shutdown of the federal ...