Since the mid-1850's, the Democrats and Republicans have dominated the American political scene. As pervasive as it has become, however, the two-party system is not an inherent part of the federal ...

James Carville, the highly influential Democratic strategist, advised his party to “play dead” and allow President Trump and ...

EXCLUSIVE: NEWFIELDS, N.H. — Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says he's holding a dialogue with national Republican leaders about potentially running next year in the race to succeed ...

The solidarity group Noraid raised millions of dollars to support the Irish republican movement during the Troubles. Although Noraid attracted lots of hostile media coverage at the time, the group’s ...

By Jenna Russell and Sydney Cromwell Jenna Russell ... detailed its plans to put the government’s main agency for distributing foreign aid fully under the State Department and reduce its staff ...

will keep the government funded through Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year. Get local news you need to know to start your day with NBC 6's News Headlines newsletter. Under pressure from ...

With a potential government shutdown ... care and veterans programs. One Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted no. Republicans stuck together under pressure from President Trump ...

The House passed the bill in a 217 to 213 vote, with one Republican opposing ... earmarks that lawmakers often turn to under time pressure to fund the government. And they said that the temporary ...

Dan is a senior editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, and later ...

A House hearing ended abruptly Tuesday after an exchange between a Republican and a Democratic committee member over the GOP chair’s misgendering Rep. Sarah McBride. At the hearing hosted by the ...

WASHINGTON — House Republicans narrowly passed a stopgap bill Tuesday to fund the government until October ... undecided as the vote approached. Republican leadership is attempting to pass ...

The House passed a stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or “CR,” to keep the government open until September on Tuesday. Only one Republican, Thomas Massie of Kentucky ...