The U.S. Senate briefly took up a long-stalled effort on Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent and end the twice-yearly practice of switching clocks, but again failed to reach consensus. Senator Rick Scott,

The Trump administration said Monday it has provided seven separate classified briefings on US military strikes on alleged drug boats, even as lawmakers have said they have not received the information they want.

Five Republicans joined with Democrats on a vote to end the national emergency that President Trump has declared as the basis for sweeping tariffs on Brazil.

By Bo Erickson and Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nearly 42 million people are set to lose food aid due to the second-longest U.S. government shutdown, as Democrats and Republicans in Congress continue to blame each other for a weeks-long legislative stalemate.

Turek, a state representative from Council Bluffs, said the country is seeing "the beginnings of another farm crisis."

Rand Paul tells TIME he is working with Democrats to force a vote on a resolution to block Trump's Venezuela strikes as early as next week

Some lawmakers worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive president.

The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday on a measure that would block President Trump's tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans.

A federal judge has ruled acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli in Southern California is serving in the role unlawfully.