Some cattle ranchers in Montana are sounding off on President Trump's decision to import 300K metric tons of foreign beef.

Vice President JD Vance has embraced the House GOP's plan to pass SAVE America. One Republican, however, is calling the effort a "waste of time."

Both libertarians and progressives in Congress are standing in the way of renewing a key spying law that national security officials say is crucial.

As President Donald Trump mulls calling Congress back into session to end the DHS shutdown, lawmakers' vacations are coming under scrutiny.

"The TSA lines are ridiculous," the "Beverly Hills" star told USA TODAY, lamenting the monthlong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

The Oklahoma Republican has long had an affinity for a pink rubber bouncy ball. "I don't know why," he once told a tour group.

Capitol Hill is largely in the dark about what an emergency cash influx for the Iran war could look like. But Trump will have to go through Democrats.

By sucking up all the DC political oxygen and consuming lawmakers’ time, the war is already threatening to preoccupy Congress ahead of the midterms.

More and more lawmakers are opting to retire or even resign early from their jobs amid death threats, gridlock and myriad other reasons.

Federal employees bore the brunt of the longest-ever government shutdown. One blind woman still hasn't fully recovered.

Federal employees bore the brunt of the longest-ever government shutdown. One blind woman still hasn't fully recovered.

On a 60-40 vote, the Senate sent the legislation to the other chamber, where it will likely pass.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports if the government shutdown continues.

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Oregon's Jeff Merkley spoke on the Senate floor all night long to protest the Trump administration. His speech has lasted 16 hours (and counting).

The firings were part of a broad swath of shutdown-related terminations issued by the White House on Friday, Oct. 10.

As the shutdown stretches into its third week, no single off-ramp seems certain. But many factors could shift lawmakers' calculus over time.

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page puts President Donald Trump's role in recent Israel-Hamas peace proceedings in context. USA TODAY Congressional Reporter Zach Schermele has the government...

The Education Department laid off almost everyone in its special education division. From 504 plans to IEPs, here's how the firings could impact you.

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Even members of Congress aren't sure what it's going to take to open the government back up.

Photos capture some of the early effects after the federal government went into a partial shutdown at midnight on Oct. 1.

President Trump is out of town and key lawmakers are not talking as the deadline for a shutdown approaches on Oct. 1.

Republicans just proposed a seven-week funding extension. Here's what's in it.

As Congress braces for another government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans are still at odds.

A judge Monday temporarily blocked Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation. USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen breaks down President Donald Trump's Monday executive orders on flag burning, an...