The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek ...

The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid ...

The Senate failed for a 13th time on advancing a GOP funding bill that would end the government shutdown, now on Day 28.

The USDA, in recent statements and internal memos, underscored its position that using SNAP contingency funds in lieu of ...

The Senate is to meet at 3 p.m. EDT Monday, but there's no plan to vote on a government funding bill on the 27th day of the ...

Two decades after a Republican-controlled Congress gave gun manufacturers immunity from being sued over crimes committed with ...

Vice President JD Vance is expected to come to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to attend a closed-door lunch with Senate Republicans.

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The Agriculture Department said it can't use contingency funds to pay for SNAP benefits, contradicting earlier guidance that ...

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump continues his three-country Asia tour with a stop in Japan before heading to ...

Ahead of the national halt of SNAP benefits at the end of October, 25 states are suing the Trump administration. Here's what to know in Tennessee.

Lawmakers are floating bipartisan commissions, weekend work, and "rifle shot" bills to get the Senate moving again and lessen ...