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.

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.

Bill Pulte, who was confirmed by the US Senate on Thursday to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency for the Trump administration, said he’s in no rush to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the ...

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.

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 ...

The White House has quietly told the FBI to halt background checks on dozens of the president's top staffers and has ...

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 ...

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

Wisconsin's April 1 election includes a high-stakes Supreme Court race and plenty of local offices, but a statewide referendum question on Wisconsin's voter ID law at the bottom of the ballot has ...

The House rejected the resolution on a 26-44 vote, and on a similar vote rejected a related proposal by Redman, House Concurrent Resolution 9, which would’ve outlined a process for the Idaho ...

The Idaho House slapped down a proposed constitutional convention to impose congressional term limits and a federal balanced ...

Reform California announced its formation of the Campaign Coalition, which will work to help collect one million signatures to qualify for ...