Republican lawmakers inserted several medical exceptions into Kentucky's near-total abortion ban on Thursday, seeking to offer clarity to doctors fearful of breaking the law for terminating ...

The federal government’s steward of funding for public broadcasting stations has sued the Trump administration over its pause ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

A six-term Salem lawmaker who co-chaired two of President Donald J. Trump campaigns in the state has been named as head of the New England’s regional federal ...