A bitter war of words broke out Sunday between Maine's Republican Gov. Paul LePage and state Democratic senators after he was denied a chance to speak about a fast-approaching budget deadline.

Mia Love, who lost her bid to become the first black Republican woman in the House of Representatives, says she is ready to give it another go.

Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S.Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina offered the amendment, which would...

The Senate should knock down Labor Secretary nominee Thomas Perez because of his abuse of power, according to a Wall Street Journal editorial. Perez barely survived a Senate committee vote 12-10 last week. Democrats seem determined to confirm Mr....