House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Friday that Democrats will respond with quick legal action if Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) on ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. On ...

Republican leaders on Friday canceled all House votes next week as the shutdown drags on with no sign of a resolution. Votes had been scheduled for four days next week: Tuesday through Friday. All ...

Partisan standoffs in the Capitol are bubbling into tense public confrontations as the government shutdown heads into its 10th day — with no end in sight. On Wednesday alone, a pair of confrontations ...

A Democrat-led bid to force through a bill to pay the military during the government shutdown was blocked in the House on Friday. Democrats and some Republicans have been demanding a House vote on ...