State lawmakers in both political parties are putting pressure on the other as the federal government shutdown continues.

To offset the federal lapse, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that the local government would fund half of the November ...

Atlanta has already worked out multiple free agent kickers this season and has Ben Sauls and Lenny Krieg on the practice ...

Pittsburgh got another efficient game from Rodgers, who went 25 of 35 for 203 yards and one touchdown and no turnovers. His favorite two wideouts were wideout Calvin Austin III and 6-foot-7 tight end ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who told reporters on Monday that there won't be changes to the Senate rule any time soon.

Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the uncertainty and lapse in benefits in states across the country.

A discharge petition in the House of Representatives now appears to have enough support to force the release of the files, ...

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, ...

Seventy percent or more of relatively poor Republicans supported a 15 percent increase in SNAP benefits, an increase in the minimum SNAP benefit from $16 to $30 a month, allowing the purchase of ...

If the shutdown continues into Wednesday, which lawmakers believe is almost certain, it will shatter that record, set during ...