The country is facing a partial shutdown this weekend if lawmakers can't find a deal over a DHS funding measure.

By Hannah Lang Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees commodities trading, advanced a bill on Thursday that would establish a federal regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies on a party-line vote,

The market structure legislation for the first time advanced beyond a committee, setting up the next steps that could end with a vote of the overall chamber.

ABC7 Chicago will present live and without commercials the 2026 Democratic U.S. Senate Primary Forum on Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m.

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Senate were on track to block legislation that would fund the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and other government agencies, as they demanded new controls to rein in immigration enforcement operations across the nation.

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Jason Lee’s work on Jasmine Crockett’s campaign, saying the nation and Chicago need Crockett in the U.S. Senate.

The State Board of Elections has been investigating a complaint that one of the Republican candidates for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat lives in Florida. She says it's false.

A U.S. Senate panel discussed potential changes to the nation's permitting rules affecting energy and infrastructure projects during a Wednesday hearing, with both Republican and Democratic senators expressing an interest in revising the current process.