Pressure builds on Congress to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week…
Senate Democrats push alternative on federal shutdown pay, as GOP bill heads toward a vote
A Republican bill to immediately pay federal employees who are working throughout the government shutdown is heading toward…
Lawmakers seek to revise pay, benefits for some federal employees under shutdown
As Congress still appears far from reaching a spending agreement to end the partial government shutdown, hundreds of…
Virginia US Sens. Kaine, Warner seek to keep Discovery space shuttle in the commonwealth
One of Virginia’s crown jewels of tourist attractions, the Discovery Space Shuttle, could be blasting off somewhere else.…
Democrats unite for government shutdown fight against Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — On this, at least, the Democrats agree: It’s time to fight. Whether far-left activists,…
Conservative lawyer is new top federal prosecutor for office probing Letitia James after resignation
WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative lawyer who has said she was falsely accused of being at the U.S.…
Trump’s US attorney under pressure to charge Letitia James
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Virginia whose monthslong mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General…
Democrats push Senate vote to challenge Trump’s tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are planning to force two Senate votes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the…
Social Security Update: Republican Senator Outlines Proposed Changes
Senator Bill Cassidy on Friday proposed significant changes to Social Security to prevent the agency’s impending insolvency. In…
UVA president resigns under administration pressure over DEI
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president of the University of Virginia, facing heavy pressure from conservative critics and the…