Federal efforts to rein in spending may clash with priorities in Michigan, where four out of every 10 budget dollars are sent from Washington, D.C.

The pause affects billions of dollars and is delaying home repairs, factory construction and other projects, many in states ...

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.

Congressman worries that Trump's pardon of 1,500 people who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 creates risk for more ...

Thanks to Republicans, progressive Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is quickly becoming the face of opposition to President Donald ...

Ryan Michael English, who goes by Riley English, was arrested Monday and remained in custody after her initial court appearance on Thursday.

President Donald Trump has inherited a federal student loan system that looks considerably different from the one in place ...

The Minnesota House continues to stand divided. The chamber will enter its fourth week next Tuesday, but an ongoing DFL protest means the party still hasn’t been on the House floor.

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a South Texas Democrat who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, says federal funding for a program that reimburses municipalities and nonprofits for migrant ...

As the third week of the Minnesota legislative session wraps up, House leaders continue to clash over negotiations for power ...

President Donald Trump is preparing to levy tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, despite concerns about the implication for the global economy.

The Republican majority in the Kansas Legislature sent Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly a bill Friday that would prohibit health ...