OpenAI is set to award $40.5 million to over 200 nonprofits by the end of the year.

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.

Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says three of his New York offices were targeted with emailed bomb threats from an email address alleging the “2020 election was rigged.”.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott said his home was targeted in an attempted swatting incident.

A recent state audit revealed hundreds of millions of dollars meant for students have not always been going where they should. However, a new bill hopes to help fix that by tightening rules on Florida’s school voucher system.

Two senators who lead a bipartisan antisemitism task force say they want more information from the U.S. Coast Guard about its policy regarding displays of swastikas, nooses or other hate symbols.

The U.S. Coast Guard has released a new, firmer policy addressing the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses just hours after it was publicly revealed that it made plans to describe them as “potentially divisive” — a term that prompted outcry from lawmakers and advocates.

A bill drafted by Republican Sen. Corey Simon lays out changes for both the Florida High School Athletic Association to get help with recruiting and also opens the door for a boost in coaching salaries.

The House has voted to repeal part of a new law that lets senators sue the federal government for millions of dollars if their personal or office data is accessed without their knowledge.

Florida lawmakers are once again considering a bill to lower the gun-buying age from 21 to 18. The proposal is moving through the state House and raising questions about gun rights and safety.

President Donald Trump continues to call on Indiana lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional boundaries, even as state senators do not have enough votes to do so.

Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members.

Now that the government shutdown is over, House and Senate Republicans say they'll negotiate with Democrats on whether to extend COVID-era tax credits that help tens of millions of Americans afford their health care premiums.

The House is moving toward a vote on releasing files from the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

One of the most spectacular examples of Renaissance illuminated manuscripts is going on rare public display as part of the Vatican’s Holy Year celebrations.

President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends a record 43-day shutdown.

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session.

The Supreme Court has extended an order blocking full SNAP payments amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track.

Airports across the U.S. are experiencing significant disruptions due to the ongoing government shutdown.

The Senate has taken the first step to end the government shutdown after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.

The Senate’s first weekend session since the shutdown began has yielded few signs of progress.

Republicans are swatting down an offer from Democrats to end the government shutdown.

Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.

Talks to reopen the government are intensifying.

President Donald Trump is finding that Senate Republicans have a limit as he pushes them to scrap the filibuster.

Florida lawmakers are busy preparing for the next Legislative session, with hundreds of new bills already being filed.

President Donald Trump lashed out at Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown, now the longest ever.

Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown are intensifying with behind-the-scenes talks.

The Trump administration is indicating in court that it will only partially fund the federal food assistance program as the government shutdown reaches into a second month.

Republicans and Democrats remained at a stalemate on the government shutdown over the weekend as it headed into its sixth week, with millions of Americans starting to lose food aid benefits and President Donald Trump pushing GOP leaders to change Senate rules to end it.

President Donald Trump wants Republicans in the Senate to kill a longstanding rule called the filibuster.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster.

A Senate Republican on Thursday filed a proposal that would move forward with creating a Florida Museum of Black History in St. Johns County.

The Senate has passed a resolution that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey faces more than a dozen challengers as the Democrat seeks a third term.

The Senate is voting on legislation that would nullify U.S. tariffs on Canada.

Food aid for more than 40 million Americans is at risk of expiring at week's end.

France's Senate is expected to approve a bill defining rape and sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act.

Vice President JD Vance says that he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week as the Trump administration reconfigures funding in the second-longest government shutdown.

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis has ordered a senior U.S. Border Patrol official to meet with her daily “to hear about how the day went” after weeks of confrontations between immigration agents and the public in the Chicago area.

Members of Congress are divided largely along party lines on the demolition of the East Wing of the White House to make room for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom that President Donald Trump wants to build.

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is staging a marathon speech to protest what he calls President Donald Trump’s “tightening authoritarian grip on the country” amid the government shutdown.

The Louvre's director has acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown jewel heist over the weekend.

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump is welcoming Senate Republicans for lunch at the White House.

Another 15 bills are on the docket for the upcoming Florida Legislative session in 2026.

Senate Republican campaign leaders are using artificial intelligence-generated video to falsely depict Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appearing to say on camera comments he made in a print publication interview about the political impacts of the partial government shutdown.

Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron is banking on his familiarity with voters to overcome lackluster fundraising.

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

Senators are laboring to find a way to reopen the government but find themselves struggling to overcome a fundamental lack of trust between the two parties.

Senate Republicans have voted down legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels.

As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.

To hear party leaders talk, the seventh day of the government shutdown sounded a lot like the first.

President Donald Trump says he would be open to striking a deal on health care subsidies that are at the heart of the government shutdown fight.

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Who gets paid during a federal shutdown.

President Donald Trump is using the federal shutdown to push deep spending cuts in states that backed Democrat Kamala Harris in 2024.

Halfway through Donald Trump’s inaugural White House meeting with congressional leadership, the red "Trump 2028" hats appeared on the president’s desk.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a package of bills aimed at shoring up food assistance, rural health care and public broadcasting in response to recently enacted federal cuts.

Hamas responded Friday to President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, agreeing to give up power and release all remaining hostages, but the group said that other elements require further consultations among Palestinians.

Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown are fading.

President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening mass firings of workers and suggesting “irreversible” cuts to programs important to Democrats.

Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown.

Democrats agree it's time to fight.

The Federal Communications Commission voted to end discounts for library and school Wi-Fi hotspot lending programs on Tuesday, drawing criticism from lawmakers and librarians who say the move will make it more difficult for people who are low-income or live in rural areas to access the internet.

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday.

Party leaders in Congress have long criticized government shutdowns as toxic and destructive.

Democratic congressional leaders have left a White House meeting without a deal with President Donald Trump and Republicans to avoid a government shutdown.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week’s deadline to keep the government open, showing little evidence of budging even as both sides have agreed to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

President Donald Trump plans to meet with the top four congressional leaders at the White House on Monday, one day before the deadline to fund the federal government or face a shutdown.

Senate Democrats have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown is still “avoidable.”.

North Carolina Republican legislators have introduced criminal justice measures to toughen bail rules and evaluate offenders for mental health issues.

President Donald Trump will meet with the Democratic leaders in Congress this week ahead of a looming risk of a federal government shutdown.

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate.

The Senate confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Republican leaders in the House and Senate are rejecting Democratic demands for health care subsidies in a bill to avoid a government shutdown.

A deadline looming, Congress is charging toward a federal government shutdown.

There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made health insurance more affordable for millions of people since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is willing to risk a government shutdown at the end of the month if Republicans don’t accept Democratic demands on health care.

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Senate Republicans have barely defeated an effort by Democrats to insert language into Congress’ annual defense authorization bill that would have forced the public release of case files on the sex trafficking investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees.

Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees, discussing a proposal to make it easier to confirm multiple nominees at once.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy’s support was crucial to Robert F.

As Congress returns to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, it will have to find a way to work with Democrats or around them as a government shutdown looms.

President Donald Trump has told House Speaker Mike Johnson he won't be spending $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid, effectively cutting the budget without going through the legislative branch.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress.

Parents of the 27 campers and counselors killed when floodwaters rushed through a girl's summer camp in the Texas Hill Country pleaded with lawmakers to pass a bill that would boost camp safety.

Mitch McConnell and Elaine Chao’s status as a powerhouse couple was on display as they attended a ceremony in Kentucky for the archives that will catalogue their careers.

Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is in his fifth decade in Congress and the veteran Democrat is showing no inclination to step aside.

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Republican Nate Morris warmed up a recent crowd of party faithful by gushing about President Donald Trump and recounting his own life’s journey.

The Senate is leaving Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

A stalemate over the pace of confirmations has delayed the Senate’s yearly August recess for now as President Donald Trump declares that his nominees “should NOT BE FORCED TO WAIT.”.

Josh Hawley is brushing off President Donald Trump’s quip that he’s a “second-tier” senator.