A crop of progressive-minded veteran congressional candidates say they are aiming to break from the mold of military service ...

The Senate advances a shutdown deal to the House. Meanwhile, travelers face thousands of flight cancellations.

Rachel Maddow looks at the powerful political momentum Democrats had built, including massive nationwide protests and a wildly successful election, only to have their unity falter on the shutdown ...

As noted in the Nov. 9 paper, Hegseth has capriciously “fired over two dozen generals and admirals over the past nine months” ...

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal ...

The shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to ...

A group of Democrats and one Democratic-aligned independent has helped clinch an agreement to end the government shutdown, ...

Final passage of compromise legislation to fund the government could be several days away if Democrats object and delay the process.

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find ...

Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders warned on The New York Times’ “The Opinions” podcast Monday that the Democratic Party’s survival is not guaranteed. “When I ran for president, you know, one of ...

Two San Francisco startups focused on very different aspects of artificial intelligence have caught Bernie Sanders’ eye — and he made his worries known this week. The Vermont senator, who’s drawn ...

“Trump did a better job,” Sanders said of the border. “I don’t like Trump, but we should have a secure border. It ain’t that hard to do. [Former President Joe] Biden didn’t do it.” In perhaps his most ...