In Pennsylvania, powerful interests can pour unlimited dollars into politicians' campaign accounts with few restrictions.

Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of ...

James Andrew Malone won a close race in a GOP-leaning district, scoring an upset in a territory that a Democrat hasn't ...

Kentucky health advocates ask GOP lawmakers to reconsider changes to Medicaid in bill vetoed by Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

Republicans in the Maine Legislature renewed calls for MaineCare reform and pledged to reject tax increases Tuesday as lawmakers began their next phase of budget work following partisan divide over a ...

A Maryland state government budget that creates a new tax and raises others is closer to reality, following approval in the ...

The Maryland House of Delegates passed its version of the state budget bill, with members mostly voting along party lines.

The CBO forecast warns that the government would be unable to borrow money and pay its obligations without a debt ceiling ...

The chambers will have different instructions for the budget blueprint Senate Republicans aim to advance by Easter recess.

If Republicans fail to get the votes on their own to lift the debt ceiling, with the deadline expected in August or September ...

The U.S. government has until August or September to lift the country’s borrowing limit to avert a default on its $36 ...

"Democrats are struggling with how and when to resist President Donald Trump’s agenda. And it doesn’t help their cause that Trump is unifying ...