December and January, with all of their snow and cold, may seem like an unlikely time to spend a lot of time thinking about ...

No congressional leader is more at risk of getting caught in the crossfire of Donald Trump’s coming trade wars than Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Trump said Thursday he’s ready to slap sweeping ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say if he would support cuts to Medicaid funding during his Jan. 29 confirmation hearing to ...

With Gov. Kathy Hochul proposing a $35 million investment in the New York State Fairgrounds, there are more details about how ...

Study: Pennsylvania's fairs contribute $1.14 billion annually to the state’s economy. Here's a look at Wayne County's impact.

The 119th United States Congress is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. New members were ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., endorsed a two-bill strategy in December, and Republicans in the chamber have already begun setting up the process for a border-only reconciliation bill.

Democrats are split on how to handle border enforcement and immigration under Trump, with some warming to his hard-line stand ...

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem will be the nation’s next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after the U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination Saturday. The 53-year-old Noem, a ...

The South Dakota governor will oversee a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and a clampdown on illegal ...

The vote came amid concerns about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and abusive ...