WASHINGTON — Rep. Julia Letlow (R-La.) is jumping into the race to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in the wake of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow declared Tuesday morning she will enter this year’s U.S.

With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

In the name of protecting the balance of powers, the Court is radically refashioning that balance.

A Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21 stumbled in the Senate after clearing the House, leaving lawmakers without a clear path forward to avoid a funding lapse at the end of ...

Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 or on Ken Burns' website For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and ...

More than a tenth of the current Congress has now indicated they will not return to their seats after the 2026 midterms, driven by redistricting, retirements and lawmakers running for different ...

WASHINGTON — The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to strike a deal on a funding bill, forcing agencies to furlough their "non-essential" employees. Under the ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...