So far, as is her way, Ms Collins is proceeding cautiously. After a second American citizen was shot dead by immigration ...

In the name of protecting the balance of powers, the Court is radically refashioning that balance.

Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 or on Ken Burns' website For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and ...

With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

A Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 stumbled in the Senate after clearing the House, leaving lawmakers without a clear path forward to avoid a funding lapse at the end of ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) - Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has filed paperwork to run for the United States Senate in 2026. Cooper announced his candidacy in a post to X on Wednesday, Dec. 3. “I ...

The official recognition, entered by Rep. Chellie Pingree (ME-01), can be read in today’s issue of The Congressional Record. “As Co-Chair of the bipartisan Congressional Arts Caucus, I’m proud to ...

John Thune can move Lindsey Graham’s secondary sanctions bill and send a message to the White House and the Kremlin. If they can ignore the parliamentarian on electric vehicles, why not on their tax ...