During a private conference call with House Republicans on Thursday, at least three GOP lawmakers — Reps. Stephanie Bice of Oklahoma, Jay Obernolte of California and Julie Fedorchak of North Dakota — raised concerns about the House remaining out of session next week, according to a source on the call.

House Democrats had attempted to force through a bill on paying the troops after Republicans called the effort politically motivated.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and other House Republican leaders spoke with reporters Thursday morning as the government shutdown stretches into a second day. The press conference came as the

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) told POLITICO’s E&E News that he and Sen. Chris Coon (D-Del.) will co-lead a delegation to the November conference in Brazil. At least three other Republicans have expressed interest in joining the trip, he said.

Republican leaders from both chambers of Congress held a press conference on the first day of the government shutdown, criticizing their Democratic colleagues for their opposition to funding bills. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports on what Republicans had to say and the initial impacts of the shutdown.

Republican leaders in Congress on Wednesday dug in on pressuring Democrats to vote for a “clean” GOP-crafted stopgap to reopen the government, signaling the Senate will hold repeated votes on the

The special legislative session ended in Santa Fe on Thursday afternoon, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the passage of bills designed to lessen the impact of federal funding cuts.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced she will be in Michigan this weekend to attend the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. The Michigan Republican Party will host this year’s conference at the Grand ...

The Supreme Court seemed ready Wednesday to revive a Republican challenge to an Illinois law that allows the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump.