Hogan, a Republican who is of the most popular governors in the country, was re-elected in November

The agency is going easier on taxpayers this season, as some people who got refunds in prior years might find out they owe

The General Services Administration ignored concerns that President Trump's lease on a federal building could violate the emoluments clause

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wrote a letter to President Trump suggesting he find another date or location

The procedural vote to move forward on the issue failed with just under 60 votes

The vice president's wife returns to a Virginia Christian school that bars students and employees from homosexual activity and from condoning transgender identity

Kevin Hassett, head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, acknowledges shutdown is causing "a lot of pain"

Donors have given Brian Kolfage at least $7 million for his endeavor to privately fund and build a southern border wall

Fake editions of the Washington Post were distributed in D.C. amid national concerns about press bias

A city commissioner in Florida signed petition to remove Tlaib, one of the first Muslim members of Congress, calling her a "danger"

Anastasia Vashukevich has told Russian media she can't wait to be released

Admiral Karl Schultz confirmed in a letter to service members​ that they would not receive their mid-January paychecks

House Democrats are set to introduce legislation that would more than double the current federal baseline pay

The House and Senate announced they would stay in session next week and cancel an upcoming recess at home if the shutdown continues, which seems likely

Senator holds first press conference after announcing on Colbert's "Late Show" that she is forming an exploratory committee to run for president

Trained staffers at the nation’s most important cyber-defense agencies are not working due to the partial government shutdown

To recruit in the U.S., ISIS steals Western ideas, says terrorism expert Robert Pape

On the "Intelligence Matters" podcast this week, Pape, the director of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats (CPOST) at the University of Chicago, talks with CBS' Michael Morell

Even if it gets funded, regulations and a lack of accessibility would make building a wall along the southern border extremely difficult

TSA worker sickouts, already lengthening airport lines, could make crush at Atlanta's airport even worse if gov't remains partially shut down on game day

"My decision to delay my baby's birth is not one I take lightly ..." British Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq tweeted

"Dear Grandpa, I love you so much," he wrote during the hours of grilling by lawmakers

Brown will be visiting early primary states for a tour to draw attention to the needs of lower-paid American workers

Schiff, who has taken over as Intelligence Committee chairman, makes initial hires for investigative team for House Russia probe. New majority will also restructure the four subcommittees

The president's nominee for attorney general is on Capitol Hill Tuesday taking questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee