House-passed GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown fails in Senate
A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.
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A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.
Congress returns this week from its August recess staring down a deadline to fund the government and avert a possible shutdown by month's end.
The House Oversight Committee intends to release the documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, a spokesperson said.
Minnesota county officials are concerned about changes to food assistance benefits under the tax and spending package President Trump signed into law on Friday, which could mean property tax hikes due to increased costs to local governments administering the program.
President Trump hosted a celebratory event at the White House to sign his "one big, beautiful bill."
The House and Senate passed the massive spending and tax bill that includes signature policies of President Trump's second-term agenda this week. Here's what's in it.
Congress is racing to meet a self-imposed July 4 deadline to send the tax and spending bill to the president.
Congress members offered a split response after President Trump's announcement that the U.S. had launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Members of Congress will receive security briefings this week after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were killed, and another state lawmaker and his wife were wounded.
Officials did not say which congressperson was targeted, but said the man called her office on March 26 and left a voicemail saying he would kill her.
The U.S. Postal Service says 79% of mail is delivered within two days in Minnesota, but that's below the national target of 87%.
CBS News' Confirmed team fact checks President Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress.
President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time since retaking office, telling lawmakers and the nation that "America is back."
President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress in his first speech to both chambers since he returned to office. Here's how to watch his 2025 address.
U.S. Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota is bringing a national park ranger fired during mass federal layoffs to President Trump's address to Congress on Tuesday.
From her new office in Washington D.C., Morrison had a chance to reflect on her campaign and look forward to the session ahead.
The stopgap measure will fund the government and provide tens of billions in disaster relief.
A one-year extension of federal farm programs, around $30 billion in economic relief and a break for the ethanol industry were part of a bipartisan deal that collapsed Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump denounced it.
"My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk."
"President Trump delivered the greatest political comeback in American history based on his proven record and promise to make this country great again," Emmer said after he was reelected as house majority whip.
DFL Congresswoman-elect Kelly Morrison is in Washington this week for new member orientation, learning the ropes of Congress after spending five years serving in the State Capitol in St. Paul.
Nolan, who was born in Brainerd, represented the 8th Congressional District between 2013 and 2019.
President Biden also warned that conditions remain dangerous in Florida in the wake of Hurricane Milton.
A rare open Minnesota Congressional seat is up for grabs this November. The Democratic candidate, Dr. Kelly Morrison, is running against Republican candidate Tad Jude for Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.
Three Libertarian candidates in Iowa running for U.S. Congress will not be named on election ballots this November after a panel ruled they failed to comply with state law.
