Bill that affects Spokane's garbage-burning plant stalls in Olympia. The Washington legislature has decided not to act on a bill that would exempt Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy plan ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming ...

Sitting side by side at a table with moderators Gerron Jordan and Matt Smith, both Schimel and Crawford accused the other of ...

Congressional Republicans are pushing legislation that would make sweeping changes to voter registration, including requiring ...

Lauren Necochea was reelected as chairwoman of the Idaho Democratic Party by the party's state central committee.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance the spending bill.

Idaho lawmakers grapple over state budget decisions, as some Democrats protest what they describe as "budget chaos," while Republicans call for responsible spending and accountability.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President ...

Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva has died, according to his office. He was 77. The congressman died Thursday morning due to complications from cancer treatments, according to his office. In April ...

The resolution, which passed the North Dakota House, was part of a broader push by some conservatives to end the national ...

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House.