On March 21, 2025, after an 18-month journey, about 400 people gathered at Sheet’ká Kwáan Naa Kahídi — the community tribal house in Sitka — and watched Tlingit singers and dancers perform followed ...

Bipartisan Senate talks intensify as government shutdown enters historic territory, with lawmakers discussing Obamacare ...

Native American leaders warned senators last week that mass layoffs and potential benefit lapses are making this government shutdown more painful for their communities and insisted that the federal ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Sen. Lisa Murkowski about the possible loss of SNAP benefits due to the shutdown.

The Virginia Democrat used to be a reliable participant in bipartisan Senate talks. This time, he doesn't see the point.

Republicans have resisted the temptation to eliminate the filibuster so far, writes Eric Garcia. But Trump has a way of beating them into submission ...

Trump’s sudden decision to assert himself into the shutdown debate — bringing the highly charged demand to end the filibuster ...

In a significant move, the US Senate voted to pass a resolution terminating President Donald Trump's authority to impose global tariffs under a national emergency declaration made in March 2025.

The latest resolution, which would effectively end most of Trump's tariff policies, passed on a 51-47 vote, with four ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday voted against the Senate adjourning for the weekend as the monthlong government shutdown inches toward another week. With the Senate adjourned, she ...

That means the shutdown, in its 30th day, appears all but certain to stretch into another week, putting it on track to become ...

A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to vote against President Trump's emergency tariffs against Brazil, Canada and ...