WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown is about to become the longest in United States history, even as millions of ...

It is not too soon for the thinking about this work to start, even though the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision ...

Legislative leaders in Massachusetts kicked off this session with pledges to get more business done. But a WBUR analysis ...

With Congress now tied for its longest-ever shutdown, a small group of fed-up lawmakers in Washington are furiously trying to end the standoff as soon as this week.

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who told reporters on Monday that there won't be changes to the Senate rule any time soon.