Explore the U.S. bicameral legislature, its structure with the House of Representatives and Senate, and the historical ...

WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The United States Senate ratified a landmark treaty that doubled the size of the country and fundamentally changed its trajectory on Oct. 14, 1803. It was on that date that the ...

At 22 days, the shutdown is now the second-longest funding lapse in modern history, eclipsed only by the 35-day funding lapse in late 2018 and early 2019. The Senate vote on advancing the continuing ...

WASHINGTON – The ongoing government shutdown will become the longest in United States history, even as millions of Americans feel the increasingly painful consequences of the crisis on their daily ...

Now in its 36th day, pain points for Americans continue to mount. The government shutdown on Wednesday entered its 36th day, officially becoming the longest shutdown in U.S. history. That means the ...

We are in the second longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and with the next Senate vote to reopen the government unclear, the 2025 shutdown would become the longest shutdown ever should it ...