Democrats are taking on a lot over the next several months that could get in the way, including legislation on things like infrastructure that President Biden has prioritized.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promises a final vote "in a matter of days" on the bipartisan bill, which includes billions of dollars for roads and bridges, public transit and rail.

McCarthy joked about hitting Pelosi while speaking at a Tennessee GOP dinner in which he was presented with an oversize gavel.

The Senate has been pushing to get a bipartisan bill across the finish line, after weeks of uncertainty, negotiations and missed deadlines.

In an exclusive Blaine House interview, the governor talks about her decisions on COVID-19, vetoes she's issued and other topics as Maine gears up for 2022 gubernatorial race.

Legal experts said there is little precedent for forcing lawmakers to testify as part of a congressional inquiry if they resist a subpoena, an issue members of the Jan. 6 panel said they have yet to fully investigate.

The bipartisan plan is big, with $550 billion in new spending over five years beyond the typical highway and public works accounts.

The now disbanded Alpine Initiatives LLC donated $150,000 to the Maine Democratic Party in October 2018, just 4 days after the company was registered in Maine.

More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, as soon as Monday.

Senators will return for a rare Saturday session to work on the legislation.

Notes of the Dec. 27 call, released Friday by the House Oversight Committee, underscore the lengths to which Trump went to try to overturn the results of the election.

Levin, first elected to the Senate in 1978, represented Michigan longer than any other senator.

The plan supports short-term relief for migration pressures like extreme weather while committing sustained attention to long-term motivations for people to leave their countries.

A state lawmaker wanted the court to order the Secretary of State's Office to split an upcoming ballot measure challenging the NECEC project into separate questions for voters.

Democrats’ political prospects next year might hinge on whether the president succeeds in reinvigorating a sector that has steadily lost jobs for more than 4 decades.

The 67-32 tally to begin formal consideration showed the high interest among senators in the package, but it’s unclear if enough Republicans will eventually join Democrats to support final passage.

Senators are preparing for a weekend session to finish negotiations.

Along with graphic video of hand-to-hand fighting, the officers described being beaten as they held off the mob that broke through windows and doors and interrupted the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's presidential win.

Commissioners say topics broached at Wednesday's hearing will likely include the structure of city government, the relationship between city and school leadership, diversity and equity, policing and housing.

The warrant against Rep. Philip Cortez, who has returned to Washington D.C., is enforceable only in Texas.

The Wyoming Republican will be one of two members of the nine member panel to deliver an opening statement at the committee's first public hearing Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he wants to pass a bipartisan package and an accompanying $3.5 trillion budget plan before the Senate leaves for its August recess.

Democrats are still finalizing their plans for the probe, while GOP leaders are boycotting it altogether – and threatening to retaliate with countermeasures.

Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger and Rep. Liz Cheney were the only Republicans who voted for the committee's creation.

Shiawassee County commissioners voted to award themselves 'hazard pay.'

The House has passed the Divided Families Reunification Act, to require the State Department to submit reports to Congress on its work with South Korea to help Korean Americans reunite with their family members in North Korea.

President Biden is back on the campaign trail, touting Terry McAuliffe for governor in a closely watched race.

Rep. Chris Johansen, a Republican from Monticello, has been cited twice for breaking mask-wearing rules at the State House.

Director Christopher Wray disclosed in a letter late last month that the FBI had received more than 4,500 tips as it investigated the nominee's past.

The Republicans' House leader, Kevin McCarthy, called the committee a 'sham process' and suggested that Republican lawmakers who take part could face consequences.

At issue is whether voters will have an ‘all-or-nothing’ choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line.

The House speaker says the presence of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan would threaten the integrity of the panel, but Republicans say all their choices must be included.

The next steps are uncertain, but the group of 11 Republicans and 11 Democrats insist they are close to a deal and expect to finish soon.

Facing criticism from Republicans that she would drain the state's 'rainy day fund' and bankrupt state government, Gov. Janet Mills has grown the fund to nearly $500 million.

Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don't have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.

While the president proposes paying for his proposals with a tax hike on corporations and wealthy Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year, the bipartisan group has been trying to figure out a compromise way to pay for its package.

Kevin McCarthy's choices – including Indiana Rep. Jim Banks, who recently visited former President Donald Trump – are subject to approval by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Gov. Janet Mills, a Democrat, had encouraged lawmakers last week to reach a bipartisan deal that would garner the support of at least two-thirds of the Legislature.

Legalization supporters and even the bill's own authors acknowledge it has issues, but others say it still represents a victory for the industry.

Supporters of the effort to force CMP and Versant to sell their assets to a consumer-owned utility have pledged to work to send the issue directly to voters next year.

Chuck Schumer's support shows how mainstream the idea has become, but the proposal is not expected succeed in the narrowly divided Senate.

Trey Stewart of Presque Isle is the second Republican to enter the 2nd District race in hopes of unseating a two-term Democrat.

The Senate has passed a bill honoring the memories of the victims of the building collapse in Surfside, Florida, on June 24 and the bravery of the individuals who responded to the building collapse.

The party is zeroing in on a trio of House seats in the region as key targets.

He was best known for leading some 600 protesters in the Bloody Sunday march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in 1965.

Many of the recipients, commonly known as 'Dreamers,' have now been in the U.S. for a decade or longer.

The Janet Mills for Governor campaign reports that 3,268 donors gave an average of $140 each in the first half of 2021.

Senators have struggled to reach final agreement on a $1 trillion package of highway, water systems and other public works projects.

The court’s oldest justice said his health would be the primary consideration in his eventual decision, with “the court” being a second factor.

The Legislature's budget-writing committee has approved a plan for spending close to $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.