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 ...

Two student delegates from each state will get a closer look at the legislative, executive and judicial branches of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate. While Budd is not ...

Murphy and six fellow Democrats want Sec. of State Marco Rubio and Sec. of War Pete Hegseth to testify before various Senate committees.

North Carolina voters will decide on a senator. Early voting in North Carolina starts February 12, and the primary is March 3. The Democratic candidates are Daryl Farrow, Justin Dues, Roy Cooper, ...

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war, but presidents assert broad authority over use of force and the military. Congress has done little to push back.

Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly. One in eight members of Congress now say they plan to leave their current seats after this election cycle, the second-highest total in the ...

The U.S. entry into World War I broke with the United States’ longstanding practice of keeping out of Europe’s political affairs. President Woodrow Wilson saw that shift as an opportunity to try to ...

CHARLOTTE — The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate. While Budd is not up for re-election until 2028, Tillis is not running for ...