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State and local officials say dozens of people remain missing, but the list fluctuates as reports come into a hotline.

The bill to cut $9 billion in federal spending has passed the House again and is now heading to President Donald Trump's desk ...

Fresh off Republicans clawing back $9 billion in DOGE-inspired cuts, Democrats are at a crossroads whether to provide critical votes to fund the government.

Experts say the campaign is part of a broader, well-organized, deep-pocketed assault on church-state separation.

Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House ...

President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," signed into law on July 4th amidst strong Democratic condemnation, is now proving to be a source of ...

Shawnna LM Bolick is an Arizona State Senator and chairs the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency ...

Rep. Dan Newhouse, from Central Washington, is being called a traitor for defending undocumented workers, and for proposing ...

Democratic lawmakers decried it as the “Big, Ugly Bill,” but some members of the minority party are beginning to praise — and ...