S.D., and Senate Republicans consider extending government funding deadline into January as House-passed Nov. 21 date becomes ...

The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible funding bill as the federal government shutdown moved one day ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Monday that he is “optimistic” lawmakers can strike a deal to reopen the ...

The government shutdown is now the second longest in history as Congress prepares to vote again. Here's the latest.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said he was still deciding whether he’d sign legislation that would permit doctors to ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said he is “optimistic” a deal to end the over four-week long shutdown ...

If the Senate had approved the House-passed short-term government funding bill on or before the beginning of the shutdown, it would have extended the funding deadline for seven weeks -- until Nov. 21 ...

The shutdown, now in its 34th day, will become the longest in U.S. history on Tuesday, Nov. 4, surpassing the record set in ...

The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or ...

A bill has passed both Illinois chambers that would allow doctors to prescribe aid-in-dying medication to people who have a ...

Lawmakers believe Tuesday’s elections will encourage senators in both parties to find a way to reopen the government.